Ron Davies, to say that Jesse Jackson's campaigns never struck a chord is just an out and out lie. Pundits tried to marginalize him the same way the party leaders did, but they HAD to because of the momentum and support he had among the dispossessed and progressives. Since you are neither disadvantaged or progressive in your politics, it is clear you wouldn't have been energized and enthusiastic about the Jackson campaigns, but you would have been a very afraid whitey.

Jackson brought in more unregistered voters, including the largest block of young voters the Dem party had seen since Kennedy, 18% of the popular vote in 1984 and 24% of the vote in 1988, was the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention, etc etc etc. His keynote address WAS historic, and one of the best speeches ever given at the convention.

Enough historic revisionism here.