{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Would it be valid to compare the Trump campaign to the Jesse Jackson campaign of '88?", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/125653327978/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>heavilyarmedvirtue</strong> asked: Would it be valid to compare the Trump campaign to the Jesse Jackson campaign of '88?</div>\n<p>I mean, you kinda just <i>did</i>, though I\u2019m a little curious how - as in putting together a campaign infrastructure that\u2019s not built on any party elites?</p><p>(One of the, if not THE thing about an elite education is you end up with connections all over the place, and I\u2019ve been able to get a bit of a glimpse behind the curtain - I get the vibe that a lot of professional campaign staff signed on in the expectation of 2 or 3 months of paychecks and resume-polishing and are a little shocked to be where they are, but that in any case a lot of stuff that would normally be handled by career political staffers is done by the candidate himself or his personal/business staff.)</p><p>[Don\u2019t underestimate the political experience of NYC land developers.]</p><p>Off the top of my head I\u2019d say the best comparisons for Jackson\u2019s \u201888 primary campaign would be Reagan \u201880 or Obama \u201808. Maybe McGovern \u201872? There might be a better comparison, but unsuccessful primary campaigns don\u2019t leave much of a mark on history tbh.<br/></p>"}