And Jones offered this story to make his point: Back when Obama was running for his U.S. Senate seat, Jones was traveling with the candidate in southern Illinois, an area known for being white, rural and conservative.
After a short stint running the U.S. division of media conglomerate Bertelsmann, Klein moved backto his native New York and became chancellor of New York City's school system, complete with 1.1 million students and dismal graduation rates.