THE DEMOCRATS' GLASS CEILING:

Rev. Al no longer only black Prez hopeful (JOEL SIEGEL, February 13th, 2003, NY DAILY NEWS)

The Rev. Al Sharpton's goal of becoming an influential player in the Democratic presidential sweepstakes suffered a potential blow yesterday when another black politician signaled that she's running, too. [...]

Some Democrats - certainly those around Sharpton - suspect she's running at the request of Democratic leaders who hope she can siphon votes from him and diminish his influence in the race. [...]

Some Sharpton backers blasted Moseley Braun. "This is a dirty trick on the Democratic Party's part," said Hermene Hartman, publisher of In-Digo, a Chicago newspaper aimed at black readers.

As Harry Belafonte would say: This is just another case of using the House hands to keep the Field hands in their place. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 13, 2003 10:10 AM