[wolf]

i won't vote for or against any candidate based on race. That's one damn stupid way to make a political choice. For that matter, I don't vote party, either.

I WILL vote based on a candidate's position on the issues. (Or occasionally on the basis of "well, he hasn't screwed us over yet")

And for that reason, if given an opportunity, I would vote against the Rev. Al ... or Jesse.

However I don't think that either of these men have sufficient broad-based appeal to mount a reasonable presidential bid. Looking at Jackson's past attempts with the Rainbow/PUSH coalition, I don't think that horse would even make it into the starting gate.

I damn near choked on my Grape-Nuts when I heard the report that Al was considering running in '04. Ditto when I heard that the "other" Al wasn't going to run. It will be interesting to see who the democratic party decides to groom for the race.