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Article: JACKSON MAY TOP TICKET
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- March 12, 1988
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Jesse Jackson's mention this week of Mayor Flynn as a choice for
running mate was treated more as a flattering fantasy by most
voters than as a political possibility.
After all, for Flynn to be on the Democratic ticket, Jackson
would have to win the nomination. The chance of that occurring,
given the conventional wisdom that a black candidate cannot be
elected president in 1988, is very slim.
Yet, politics can take completely unexpected turns. For
example, as impossible as it may sound, a brokered Democratic
convention may not necessarily involve Jackson as the broker --
particularly if he enters the convention with the most delegates.
And, based on his successes thus far, that is no ...