At 11:48 AM 1/3/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote:
>What about the lessons of the Texas state race? The Democrats had a white,
>black, and Hispanic candidate running for three major state offices. The
>black candidate, on paper, was the one who should have had the best chance
>of winning. He was trounced, with record high Republican votes noted in a
>number of predominantly white districts. While the white candidate lost,
>the race was much closer.
Based on what you just said, I think that you missed the point of the article.
The author specifically cited Texas as a state that makes heavy used of
gerrymandering to produce heavily balck districts. The author also stated
that heavily black districts tend to produce black politicians who have no
experience in appealing to white voters, and additionally often pursue
extreme-left policies that do not appeal to white voters. (Keep in mind
that were it not for minorities, this would be a Republican country.)
Thus, it sounds from your example like the above situation is a case-in-point.
JDG
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