European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine crowd Eleasar candidate Jetson with his wife Jaime on the cuttings in Plu Burgh la it september. The candidate with the by Sharon com in associated press he has Loyal supporter so Rengh in id polls Ond to draws crowds  crowds wha Revor to  a presidential candidate. Josso Jackson would seem pcs lined for Success. Yel inc civil rights Leader s Campaign for the while House has become a political Paradox 3 Leader Lor months in Iho National polls who is perceived by Many As having no Chance of winning. Jackson has moved rom pro list candidate in 1d84 10 message candidate in 1983. Some political experts say but he Stib rant regarded As a viable candidate because of hid Lack of elected experience his politics and his color he s inc front Runny with asterisks alter his name said Tom Cavanagh an expert on Black politics. Most of Iho political p of Don t regard him As a viable candidate certainly in lire sense that he can win Tho nomination " but Jackson who has never held Public office in scots being branded with a bul Campaign he can articulate he issues negotiate with world leaders and bring people to the polls but he can t gel elected. The Pruss has Avat Vard reasoning Jackson a d. Usually when people say someone has the broadest National base his solid Core support is growing. And does Well in the debates you would say itus candidate Jesse Jackson. I Crelore they say Jesse Jackson but Pecan l win if this wore feudalism. Unless my daddy were King and t was Prince i could never be head of stale. 8 Al in a Dino Iacy. Everybody has Royal blood one person one Vole. Clearly i can win in i gel the most votes he said Jackson said this flawed reasoning is based on race consciousness and damages his Campaign because you simply freeze Many Peota in their  in several polls taken before Gary Marl s re entry in the race Jackson ranked first among democrats though in several cases he ran second 1o the undecided category. Supporters Point out Shal Jackson s front runner status lasted for months and should have erased doubts Fiat his Lead was simply due to name recognition. Recent polls however put Harl Back on top. Some polls also have shown Many people believe Jackson who has never held Public office in t experienced enough to to president or have negative opinions of him. A new York times lbs poll Inis fall asked Likely democratic voters if Jackson has enough experience to be a Good president and 51 percent said no. In the same poll. Jackson had More than twice the support of any other democratic candidate. 25 percent to 10 percent or less Lor the other said. And although a Gallup poll this summer found 79 percent of americans would Vole for a Well qualified Black presidential candidate others say history suggests the contrary. Most experienced politically Asulo observers Gimpy have no reason to believe trial Whito voters in Large numbers will overcome their prejudices and Vole for a Black candidate said the Rev. Joseph Lowry Headon the Southern Christian leadership conference in Atlanta. While people have yet to prove they can follow Black leadership when they have of her options he added. Political experts also say resistance to Jackson goes beyond race to questions about is experience and style As an open Ollen confrontational movement Leader who has never been Clec cd to anything. That Lack of elected experience makes it easier or Many while voters to dismiss him As a so Nous candidate than in other wisc would be Cavanagh said nol having a track record in Public office he said. Also does t play Well in the eyes of the political  indeed it weakens Jackson s candidacy said former Iowa democratic party chairman Arthur Davis who believes having held Public office is Coli Cal for a presidential candidate. Unless you have had experience dealing with inc problems of a governmental unit and dealing Wilh voters you simply Are on your own Agenda Davis said. I Dan l think politicians should to on their own  but Jackson nolo Dwight Eisenhower did t hold Public Pollica before becoming president and Chrysler s Lee Iacocca has frequently been touted As a potential candidate. What More he argues his 25 years of experience Are unrivalled. Jackson began his career As a Baptist minister moved to the forefront of inc civil rights movement at the Side of the Rev or Momin Luther King jr., and set up operation push to help Blacks fight discrimination and poverty. Push has been criticized Lor poor management bul Thosa complaints have been mulled As Jackson moved More into the National and International Arena my foreign policy experience is Superior to n Lobody Elso running Jackson said. I is bellied morn labor management disputes than anybody else running i be motivated More youths than anybody else running. Wilh the Lewes  election is nol the Only test of leadership he added. Elected leadership denied Public accommodations the right to Vole. Open  even in Jackson overcame racial and experience obstacles political observers say he is Loo far on the left of the democratic spectrum to capture the nomination. There s a void in the Pomo cratic parly on the left. Jackson has stepped in to fill that vacuum said Lorn Foster pro lessor of government at Pomona College in California. But he said in becomes problematic for Jackson to expand beyond Hal. The issues on the front of his Agenda Foster said. Are nol the issues on the Irani of the Agenda of inc Lank and  the stars and stripes Page 13