"If they are nothing but hacks who care about their own power, it's an easy answer. But if they have any moral center, any sense that they are running for office to advance an agenda and a cause, not just their own ego, they should stop and ask: Am I the right person, and am I doing the right thing right now, today?"
"Jesse Jackson, the great civil rights leader who died this week, understood. He ran for president, twice, to force the Democratic Party to move to the left on a lot of major issues. He ran to build a movement that he said, repeatedly, was about all of us, not just about him. He was never the nominee-but the legacy of that movement remains."
Candidates in political movements should evaluate whether their campaigns serve the movement or personal ambition. Without a moral center, campaigns become self-serving; with one, candidates should ask if they are the right person and doing the right thing now. Jesse Jackson ran for president twice to push the Democratic Party left and to build a movement centered on collective interests; his campaigns left a lasting legacy despite not winning the nomination. In California, Democrats have governed state government for over 15 years, yet the governorship is suddenly competitive with eight credible Democratic candidates and no clear front-runner. The top-two primary system forces intra-party rematches and reshapes strategy.
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