But that racial imbalance doesnt bother the 74-year-old Jackson, who ran for president on the Democratic ticket in 1984 and 1988.
Asked by The Daily Caller if his partys all-white field was of concern, Jackson said that it is not.
The Republicans, all of them are minority candidates. Even the white ones their positions are minority, Jackson said.
Asked if he would like to have liked to see some minority candidates in the 2016 Democratic cohort, Jackson appeared to place some blame on the African-American community and not the Democratic party for failing to put forth a viable candidate.
Thats not the partys fault, thats a choice that the movement has to make, Jackson told TheDC. Nobody knocked us off the stage.
Most people chose to support Hillary, and some others are now warming up to Bernie Sanders, he continued. Thats a choice people made. And they didnt think taking on her was worth the fight, that she could be a good president.
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