berman@ihuxm.UUCP (berman) (04/05/84)
A common story in the mass media these days concerning Jesse Jackson's campaign is that the rainbow coalition has failed, that Jackson has no constituency other than the Black community. The facts however, speak otherwise. In the recent New York State primary, Jackson WON the following constituencies, beating BOTH Hart and Mondale: Persons 18-29 years old Women working outside the home Union households led by persons 18-29 Persons with some college, but no degree First Time voters (here: Jackson 66%, Hart 20%, Mondale 13% !!!!) He came in second, beating Hart among the following constituencies: Persons calling themselves liberal Persons calling themselves conservative (!!!) Women Hispanics Union households Family income < $25,000 Persons with less than high school education Persons with high school degrees and no college Persons who voted for Carter in 1980 Persons who give RR a disapproval rating source, NY Times 5 Apr 84 moral: Jackson's candidacy has wider appeal than is commonly believed. Certainly the voters he is bringing into the electoral process may be the decisive factor in the defeat of the Cowboy-with-Gun this November! Andy Berman motto: E Pluribus Unum
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/05/84)
[] Andy, Andy, every group that you detailed could be black except the Hispanics. Do all blacks have to fall into the poor, illiterate, etc. class? You are making assumptions from the data that are just not there. Go back over your article and ask yourself, could a black be between these ages? Could a black have attended college? Could a black be any of the other categories you listed? Of course they could. The list you gave does not prove the existence of a rainbow coalition one way or the other. As a matter of record, over 90% of those who voted for Jackson were black, re; ABC, CBS, and NBC local newscasts, your same N. Y. Times, the Daily News, PBS, the Post, and others. What Jackson did do in NY was solidify the black vote for the first time in history. This will be the deciding factor in next year's Mayoral campaign. Jackson and his backers raised the registration rolls for blacks by nearly 200,000. This is where the strength will be in the future in New York. T. C. Wheeler
esac@ihuxp.UUCP (Bill Adams) (04/06/84)
He may be popular with a large number of groups, but he still came in third. I fail to see how he can turn this into anything but a windfall for those that are gobbling up his campaign money. One man, one vote..............oh well! -- Bill Adams ==> AT&T Communications <== ihnp4!ihuxp!esac (312) 979-6267