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Posted on 04/25/2003 11:08:01 AM PDT by schaketo
Al Sharpton will soon electronically file the necessary papers to seek the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2004. Don't laugh.
Sharpton will be a formidable candidate in the Democratic primaries in the South and its border states. He will have the same type of appeal that the late Gov. George Wallace of Alabama had. Wallace's unprecedented support in early Democratic primaries put the country on notice.
Wallace's campaign was cut short when he was shot during a campaign stop in Maryland in 1972. His campaign was on a roll before the shooting ended his presidential aspirations.
How can Sharpton, who has never run for elective office, be a serious candidate?
Sharpton made national news when there was an alleged rape of Tawana Brawley by a group of whites. The charges were proved to be a farce but Sharpton played the race card like a Stradivarius.
He turned New York on its ear with inflammatory charges. Sharpton was fined for his actions, a fine that has yet to be paid. Lives were destroyed in the acrimonious court case but Sharpton came out a winner because of the national exposure he received.
Sharpton allegedly violated election laws even before the official campaign started because he apparently did not file the proper forms. He will run a campaign that will flout election laws and, when challenged, he will charge bigotry.
Working in Sharpton's favor is the weakness of the Democratic opposition. Sharpton will strengthen his appeal by saying that this will be the last time blacks will have the clout to influence national policy. The Hispanic vote will eclipse the black vote by the next presidential election.
Black voters, while loyal to the Democratic Party, are well aware that they are being taken for granted. A strong vote for Sharpton will send a message that cannot be ignored by the national Democratic Party.
Sharpton's campaign announcement will destroy Sen. John Edwards' campaign strategy in the Southern state primaries as Sharpton could possibly gain a simple majority in numerous Southern states.
He will also be a major factor in key industrial cities. Many moderate and conservative blacks will see the Sharpton circus as the last straw in their loyalty to a politically corrupt party. So far no group has been successful in controlling this man.
Sharpton may not be the presidential choice of Democrats but his strong vote in the primaries will make it hard to deny him the vice presidential nomination.
Sound crazy? They said the same thing about Governor Wallace.
Bill Roe of Bluffton is an investment banker and political observer.
In the upcoming democratic primary (2004) ...
BIG AL NEEDS OUR HELP! - Register as a democrat and vote for Crazy Al!
Rev. Al Sharpton is officially running for president in 2004.
"I think we need to look at running a black in the primary. I have said I would be available to do it.
Sharpton said the idea came to him while he sat under a tree in Sudan, which he visited in April 2001 on a fact-finding tour about slavery.
Assume GW has the Republican nomination sewn up. Its time for all good republicans, libertarians, and independents to stand up and be counted. Lets take a page from Sen. McCain’s play book. Prior to the 2004 democratic presidential primary in your state, re-register as a democrat and vote for Al Sharpton!
Wouldn’t it be great if Crazy Al won! At the very least, lets ensure he gets Friday night prime time speaking rights at the 2004 nationally televised democratic convention. You gotta love it. Line up, sign up, and send this to all your like-minded friends.
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Yeah, right. About the only person a Dem presidential nominee would want less as their running mate would be Hillary Clinton, for reasons that should be obvious.
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Never forgot the pubbies had a chance to hear keyes in a debate and the bush agents threw him out and had him place in hand irons.
It certainly would make for some fun.
This is GREAT. Go Al Go!! Look for open primaries and vote for him!
He has a real good chance of being the demoncRAT winner.
So who will he select as his VP running mate?
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I don't recall a GOP primary debate where Bush participated and Keyes did not...let alone "Bush agents" throwing him out. When did this happen?
Get US Out of the United Nations
In God We Trust…..Semper Fi
Bush should get around 50 % of the Jewish vote in '04, regardless, IMO.
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