Look ahead Dems: Young war vet Jefferson Jackson has what it takes to be our next Elizabeth Warren.

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This young Dem lawmaker in NC has a fearlessness, the service resume, the integrity, and the smoothness (which I am not a fan of on its own without the integrity). I am tired of the Debbie W Schultz style of representing Dems on broadcast media - they make me cringe.

Upworthy posted this video of Jefferson Jackson last month, but, it deserved more attention. And Dems here at DU certainly do need to see our bright spots at this time. I think Jeff Jackson will win a congressional seat in his GOP-leaning district. Pittenger's seat, to be more specific. For starters. Then I can see a Sen. Jeff Jackson replacing the BushRepublicans Burr or Tillis.

From Upworthy:

He Goes Off For 6 Minutes On All The Politicians Sitting Right In Front Of Him. It's. Just. Great.

So few politicians are worthy of praise, but Jeff Jackson may be one of them. Everything he says for the first three and a half minutes is a fantastic summation of what's wrong with our political process. At 3:47, though, he plays the blame card — just not in the way you'd expect.

http://www.upworthy.com/he-goes-off-for-6-minutes-on-all-the-politicians-sitting-right-in-front-of-him-its-just-great

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Well, his name is Jefferson Jackson.

So there's that.

Pretty soon, they'll be renaming political dinner parties after him.

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2. LOL - I assume his parents named him accordingly. ; )

Or, they merely had one helluva sense of humor.

What did you think about his off-the-cuff remarks?

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3. Oops - I said Iraq, but, it turns out he served in Afghanistan.

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4. Yet another kick-

Positive thinking

[Odin2005]

5. His name is JEFFERSON JACKSON? That's fucking awesome!!!

[JI7]

6. i wonder if that alone could get certain votes that usually wouldn't vote dem

although it may not be for the right reasons.

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8. Yeah, but, check out the video. The guy has natural chops.

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[AtomicKitten]

7. I'm interested.

Thanks for posting.

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11. Posted because I still see light in our future.

; )

[Hubert Flottz]

9. He's right about everything.

We need people like Jefferson Jackson...an Army of them.

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10. This was his first at-bat, too. He took over a vacated seat and stood up

almost immediately with this off-the-cuff speech.

[Hubert Flottz]

12. That's great, I'm proud of Jefferson Jackson.

He's nobody's fool.

K&R

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13. Thanks for the rec - DU needs to see some lights are still turned on.

; )

[NCarolinawoman]

14. Combat vet with a masters in philosophy!!

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15. AND a law degree.

Pittenger's days are numbered. Or? Burr's?

[fadedrose]

16. Jefferson Jackson

You need to offer another OP and put his name in its title. Stardom starts little, but he needs some small degree of fame here to be noticed by anyone who can get him a spot on a news program or talk show....