re: #489 Lidane

Question: does Al Sharpton have any real power in the Democratic party? Last I checked, both he and Jesse Jackson got marginalized back in the 1980’s, and Clinton pretty much cut the cord on bowing down to them when he ranted about Sister Souljah.

They’re both still around. I have a vague recollection of Sharpton doing something recently, but I can’t recall what it was. Jesse Jackson last crossed my mind when he was threatening to castrate Obama, and that was during the election.

I don’t think Sharpton has much pull at this point. Maybe on a local level.