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not in the league with New York Gov. Mario Cuomo’s keynote address Monday nor with Jackson’s epic stemwinder Tuesday. But it was one of the better, if not the best, of the offerings made by a parade of rising politicians who, at the moment anyway, occupy supporting role positions in the nation’s political hierarchy.
Robb defined the Democratic party in his own terms. It was a party with a social conscience, responsible fiscal conservatism a strong national defense, and a pragmatic approach to the other problems of the nation. It was, in a word, a party of which he could feel comfortable as a member.
One delegate noted that Robb might have been using the speech, which was nationally televised, to get his moderate political philosophy on the record, perhaps for use another day.
There was one truly historic feature about the convention. It was the first at which a delegation committed to a serious black presidential candidate was present. The Jackson forces were headed by Bishop L. E. Willis of Norfolk, a man who has emerged during the past year as a major political leader in the state. He proved to be an effective caucus chairman and obviously will be heard from in the ftiture.
It is also noteworthy that Virginia’s black delegates were by no means monolithic in their support of Jackson. Sen. Douglas Wilder of
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