Hillary '08 == Jesse '88

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Sunday March 09, 2008 · 12:21 AM PST

2008/03/09 · 00:21

Remember the year 1988? The guy with the funny eyebrows from Massachusetts (or was it Greece?). When "Perestroika" and "Lockerbie" had entered the popular lexicon? The Dan Quayle jokes. The "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy!" zinger.

And a Presidential candidate by the name Jesse Jackson.

By March 12, 1988 -- almost 20 years ago to the day -- Jackson had won (depending on your math) 11-13 primary and caucus contests. Jackson's delegate count was 1219.

For those keeping score, Jackson's 1988 record matches Clinton's 2008 performance almost exactly. Hillary currently stands at around 1225 pledged delegates, and (depending on your math) 13-15 primary/caucus wins.

But Senator Clinton, you're no Jesse Jackson....

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Sunday April 01, 2007 · 11:11 PM PDT

2007/04/01 · 23:11

"Obama: The 'Coke' of 2008" was the headline in today's Web version of the San Francisco Chronicle.

An unintential freudian slip referring to his admission of cocaine use?

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