Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disagrees with DUers who claim Dean is unelectable

Jesse Jackson Jr. Throws His Support to Dean

By JODI WILGOREN
Published: October 28, 2003

CHICAGO, Oct. 27 — Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. said Monday that he would soon endorse Howard Dean for the Democratic presidential nomination, telling a mostly black audience on the South Side of Chicago that Dr. Dean had "the best chance to be the next president of the United States."

"I'm not wasting my time with any more non-straight-talking candidates," Mr. Jackson said in introducing Dr. Dean, a former governor of Vermont, to a group of about 150 people at Chicago State University.

"I've seen him stand up for health care," he said. "I've seen him stand up for students. I've seen him stand up for ordinary Americans. I'm asking you to stand up for Howard Dean."

The support of Mr. Jackson, the son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, has been coveted by several presidential contenders in part because he carries some of the imprimatur of his father. He said after Dr. Dean's 45-minute question-and-answer session that he would "make it official in the next 7 to 14 days."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/politics/campaigns/28DEAN.html?ex=1067922000&en=891970444288e0cc&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

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