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Ted Cruz: “Jesse Jackson wins a big, big victory, but it doesn't decide…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Why Primaries Matter! Verdict Ep.197.mp3

Published | Video Starts at 20:42

So Dukakis goes on to win, but he gets crushed in South Carolina. Now, the primary vote in South Carolina on the Democrat side is very heavily african american. Yeah. So Jesse Jackson wins a big, big victory, but it doesn't decide the winner that year. 1992, the winner of South Carolina, Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton with 63%. Paulsongus, who had just won New Hampshire, gets 18%. Tom Harkin, 7%. Jerry Brown, 6%. (20:42–20:49)

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Asserts that Jesse Jackson won a significant victory in South Carolina but did not decide the winner in 1988.

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