POLITICS 88 : CAMPAIGN ’88 : Carter Lauds Jackson
Former President Jimmy Carter said the Rev. Jesse Jackson has run “a perfect campaign” for the Democratic presidential nomination, and he sees nothing so far that would make him a bad choice for the party.
But Carter said during a visit to Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., that it is too early for him to endorse any candidate.
“Six months ago I wouldn’t have thought Jesse Jackson would have been able to do it. . . . He’s become a totally different person than he was in 1984, in the soundness of his judgment, in the moderation of his policies,” Carter said.
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