Rev. Jackson praised for changing Dem rules that paved the way for Obama and now Harris

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., who twice ran for the presidency, received a string of praises for his demanding fairness from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that led to a change in the delegate rules which leaders say paved the way for Barack Obama and now Kamala Harris to win and run for president of the United States. Hundreds of supporters attended Sunday’s August 18th, tribute to Rev. Jackson that was hosted by The Nation and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Numerous leaders made a point of praising Rev. Jackson’s bold stance against the DNC rules when he ran for president for the second time in 1988. When Jackson ran for president in 1984, he racked up 3,282,431 primary votes for a total of 18.2 percent of the vote, but when he ran again in 1988, Rev. Jackson garnered 6.9 million votes winning 11 contests, 7 primaries, Alabama, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Virginia, He won four caucuses, Delaware, Michigan, South Caroline and Vermont. Jackson also won victories in Alaska’s caucuses and Texas’s local conventions though he lost the Texas primary Jackson won 55 percent of the vote in Michigan making him the frontrunner for the...