Jesse Jackson says Kerry Campaign Needs Shake Up - But Not Just a Vanilla Shake.
- Originally published in The Hotline September 8, 2004
Copyright 2004 The National Journal Group, Inc.
Jesse Jackson, on why Kerry is trailing in the polls: "President Bush's
staff, Karl Rove and his staff operate with more sophistication, more
wit, more toughness and a game plan. So far Mr. Kerry has not been
served as well by his top leadership in terms of lack of
sophistication. Karl Rove's plan is to solidify his base first and move
outward. Mr. Kerry's campaign has him distancing himself from his
base." More Jackson: "Mr. Kerry is reaching out, but he needs more than
a shake-up. A shake-up cannot just be a vanilla shake. It has to be a
bonding of the base. And that shake-up must be some renowned leaders of
labor and blacks and Latinos and peace activists because that's where
the base is."
Jackson: "There's still time because in fact, when all of the dust
settles, we've lost a thousand troops in Iraq. We have found no weapons
of mass destruction, no al Qaeda connection, no imminent threat.
Instead there, we've lost lives, we've lost money and we're now losing
our credibility. So these are opportunities, but I don't see anyone
jamming in those holes. We'll meet Mr. Kerry real soon. I want to work
with him, but so do many others, leaders from labor and Hispanics and
peace activists. They must have a real place in the campaign" ("IP,"
CNN, 9/7).
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