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Jesse to Hill, Barack: Make Nice

Get ready to come together in November—or else, he warns

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 21, 2008 8:36 AM CST

(Newser) – With an eye on November, Jesse Jackson warned Democrats yesterday to patch up their battle wounds from the ongoing Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama feud or they "could hurt themselves substantially, perhaps irreparably," reports Politico. First on his agenda is making sure that black-Latino tensions are not "exacerbated," he stressed. "You just can’t characterize things as Hispanics for Hillary and blacks for Obama."

Democrats "must distinguish between race-baiting, which is unacceptable, and the need to address race as a moral dilemma," added Jackson, who also warned that superdelegates must not fall "substantially out of line with the popular vote." The most earnest plea, however, was that Obama and Clinton "embrace fervently in Denver and heal campaign wounds," to stave off a GOP November victory.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson holds a campaign sign for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as he watches the Super Tuesday Primary returns at at Obama's election night party Tuesday,... (Associated Press)

Rev. Jesse Jackson walks down the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards dinner celebrating his 66th birthday, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., responds to a question as Rev. Jesse Jackson listens after Obama addressed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's annual conference breakfast in Rosemont,... (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, listens as Rev. Jesse Jackson responds to a question after Obama addressed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's annual conference breakfast in... (Associated Press)

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