[Political Junkie Too]

Instead of casting out of their party a lying demagogue who is a racist and an anti-Semite (as the Republicans rightfully did with David Duke years ago), they’ve embraced “Reverent Al,” giving him a national stage and pretending that he is a respectable political figure who deserves to run for the presidency of their party.

I don't think this is true. Their response to the Sharpton candidacy was to encourage Moseley-Braun to run. They didn't want Sharpton to be the "African-American" candidate.

What is Sharpton's motive? Several: 1) he says that the Democrats take African-Americans for granted and he wants to change that, 2) he wants to replace Jesse Jackson as the top "leader" of African-Americans in America. Remember when he was jailed for blocking traffic in Atlantic City? He was making jailhouse speechs against Jackson, who was still reeling from his "love child" scandal. Sharpton was making his move on Jackson.

-PJ

[wtc911]

Big problem with all this....most of Black America knows he's a buffoon and are actually embarassed by him. Her in his home base he can only get a few hundred (if that) hard core supporters out in the street for any cause.

It is true that he snared tons of votes in the dem senate primary four years ago but Brooklyn ain't Atlanta.

IMO the winning dwarf would rather see him out and on his own. A RevAl third party run would pull votes only in areas where the dems traditionally win by huge numbers. No border-states would tip to the GOP because of him siphoning off votes.

Put Al and W with the winning dwarf in a debate and the dwarf automatically triangulates and wins the middle.