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Will Jesse Jackson make any campaign appearances with Obama before November?

Settled as No

OK...Jesse has apologized, kinda. Seems like he's most sorry that the microphone was on and he was heard...


Giraldo Rivera thinks Jesse Jackson was just jealous of Obama's rise to fame (Jackson tried to times to run for President), whatever Jackson's reasons for the statement. The main conflict appears to be that Jackson tends to push the societal effects that cause many "black problems." Obama's earlier statement talking down to black fathers who leave their children, is what annoyed Jackson. [Ryan Jacobs]


Many commentators think it will actually helps Obama with moderate voters. If a polarizing figure like Jackson doesn't like Obama, it is thought voters won't think Obama is a polarizing figure. Therefore they'll be more inclined to vote for him. Obama can't be seen by independents and blue leaning republicans as liberal, and campaigning with a polarizing civil rights figure such as Jackson would negate any ground gained on Obama's perceived centrist, uniter persona. [Ryan Jacobs]




SO...will Obama have Jesse Jackson appear with him at any campaign appearances? Does not include photo-ops, must be appearances where at least one of them speaks to a crowd of people.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Yes
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No
89%
Activity: H$103,192
Settled as No on Sat 1st Nov 1:24am PDT

Suspend date: Sun 2nd Nov 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 1st Nov 1:24am PDT

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 60%

Action history:

Created Thu 10th Jul 4:25am PDT by bayoubear[Admin]
Suspended Fri 31st Oct 9:30pm PDT by newswrangler[Power User]: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Fri 31st Oct 9:30pm PDT by newswrangler[Power User]: Winning prediction = "No"

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Jesse Jackson made no appearances with Obama prior to November. (market suspended)
Settled as 'No' Sat 1st Nov 1:24am PDT by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Sun 2nd Nov 11:59pm PST Settlement date: Sat 1st Nov 1:24am PDT
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Comments (9)

  1 dieseldog
obama better wear a cup :O)
posted 20 weeks ago
  2 ryanj[Admin]
The funny thing here is that it actually helps Obama with moderate voters. So in fact Obama supporters shouldn't be outraged but pleased. Politics is so bloody odd....

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Ryan
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posted 20 weeks ago
What i want to see is the rest of the video. I hear that he says the n word and trash talks Obama even more.
posted 19 weeks ago
I've been thinking, isn't it a little convienint that there was a Mic on! Maybe obama and Jackson arranged this whole thing so that Jackson could get some extra publicity omong the blacks and have a "reason" for it and obama could get extra votes! Who agrees with me!
posted 17 weeks ago
  5 dieseldog
@dragon...for your theory to be true fox news would have to be in on it. i doubt they was, but anything is possible.
posted 17 weeks ago
Do they? maybe someone on the inside recorded it on purpose and gave the video to fox news. Fox, thinking that they had done a act of brilliance posted it as there own! Come on this is totally possible!
posted 17 weeks ago
  7 chatarra
I doubt the conspiracy theory between Obama and Jackson, but I also think Jackson knows better than to speak in front of any mic if he really wants his comments to be confidential. He is a media whore and a self serving hate monger. His stock & value go up, when there is racial strife.
posted 16 weeks ago
  8 dieseldog
@dragon..so somebody from the obama or jackson side had a camera and mic at the same place fox did, and fox didn't ask them what they was doing? they was being interviewed for fox when this happen. i doubt fox wouldn't know somebody else was their shooting the interview.
posted 16 weeks ago
  9 randburg
Like him or not, Jesse Jackson is a powerful endorsement for the African American people. Anglo Americans will expect Barack Obama to get Jesse Jackson's endorsement and will be suspicious if Obama does not get his endorsement. And other news articles around suggest that Jesse Jackson's star is fading with the emergence of Barack Obama. Jesse Jackson NEEDS to be seen endorsing Obama.

A few ugly comments will be dusted under the rug, and Obama and Jackson will be seen together prominantly before the election...
posted 14 weeks ago

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