Jersey Jazzman: Why Reverend Jackson REALLY Endorsed Chris Christie

Jersey Jazzman: Why Reverend Jackson REALLY Endorsed Chris Christie:

Why Reverend Jackson REALLY Endorsed Chris Christie

Remember when Chris Christie said he didn't know Amir Khan, and Khan was sitting right behind him?! Good times...

 No, not that Reverend Jackson; this is Reginald T. Jackson, leader of the Black Ministers Council, a group of clergy and would-be power brokers in New Jersey. Last week, Jackson made a big show of throwing his support behind Chris Christie in the gubernatorial race - and he gave only one reason why:  

Gov. Chris Christie's strong support of school vouchers today earned him the endorsement of Bishop Reginald Jackson, one of New Jersey's most influential black ministers.

Jackson, the executive director of the New Jersey Black Ministers Council and a Newark community leader, described himself as a Democrat and noted that he endorsed Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in 2009 when Christie first ran.

But Jackson today said state Democratic lawmakers have disappointed him by refusing to pass the Opportunity Scholarship Act, a bill that would give children in low-performing urban schools a publicly funded scholarship to

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