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Article: Jesse Jackson wasn't born to play second fiddle
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 11, 1988
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From New Hampshire to Texas, wherever a reporter has traveled in
this campaign year, the same question constantly has cropped up: What
does Jesse Jackson want? After Mr. Jackson's stunning performance in
the primaries of Super Tuesday, the question will be asked with
renewed concern.
Stunning is the word for it. Mr. Jackson led the six-man field
in five states. He finished second in six others. He won at least
366 delegates, and he gained the momentum that will keep him among
the top three candidates all the way to the Atlanta convention in
July. He does not seriously expect to win the presidential
nomination himself, but he may well control enough delegates to say
who that nominee will ...