Max Sawicky wrote:
>They can't take anything from Al because he has nothing.
>Not exactly a sign of invulnerability.
-Really? He boosted Ferrer's candidacy - doing the previously -impossible thing of getting a Latino candidate a significant number -of black votes - and helped sink Green's. Plus he's very smart and -very entertaining. Not exactly nothing.
There's little question that Sharpton was one of the biggest winners on Tuesday-- his support helped bring Ferrer within a few points of winning, and he proved that any progressive who disses him has little chance of winning an election. That's a lot.
Sharpton also is stepping into Jesse's international shoes as well, meeting with Arafat in high profile meetings and so on.
So Al is here to stay, ready or not.
-- Nathan