Street and Jackson rallied the vote for Democratic candidate Vice President Al Gore, helping him carry Pennsylvania. It's George W. Bush calling. His jaw dropped. Michael is never lost for words, but I was sitting there with him when that call came in, and he was tongue-tied. While Bush was calling into Philadelphia's conservative talk radio, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was pounding the pavement in North Philly, and union members were hustling for votes by the thousands.
Every vote counts.
We need to go home and bring the family back to the polls, uncle, momma, daddy, whoever. It's a dead-heat race. Pennsylvania is tight. Jackson, his voice tired and hoarse, was joined by Mayor Street and TV actor Sam Waterston. Waterston said he hopped on the train from New York as soon as it became apparent that Pennsylvania would be key.