Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxm!berman From: berman@ihuxm.UUCP (The Appeal to Reason) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: How Jackson Defeated Reagan Message-ID: <1035@ihuxm.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 10:29:53 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxm.1035 Posted: Tue Aug 7 10:29:53 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 19:35:13 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 44 ------------------------------------------------------- Rather than wait for November, let's look at some statistics now: State pre-Jackson campaign 1980 Reagan margin number of unregistered of victory Black voters New York 894,000 165,459 North Car. 506,000 39,383 Virginia 331,000 237,435 South Car. 292,000 11,456 Alabama 272,000 17,462 Louisiana 256,000 84,400 Tennessee 158,000 4,710 Mississippi 131,000 11,808 Arkansas 85,000 5,123 Massachus. 64,000 2,421 Kentucky 62,000 17,857 Now as well-informed folks know, the stress on new voter registration was one of the most significant aspects of the Jackson campaign. The process is ongoing, and shows unprecedented number of previously excluded persons, Blacks, women, Latinos, and others registering to vote. Since Reagan is running at under 10% of the vote in the Black community, also very unfavorably among women and Latinos the expansion of participation in the electoral process clearly is a key factor in the return of Reagan to Hollywood in January 1985. When the updated statistics, reflecting new registration become available, I'll post, if there's interest. Meanwhile, if Mondale and Ferraro have the courage to inspire the constituencies that Jackson brought in, then Jesse indeed will be known as "the man who defeated Reagan in 1984." Andy Berman