The Changing Color of Politics in the Deep South

October 28, 2009 10:05 AM

"I think this election is not about race but about leadership" The Deep South may just be more post-racial than previously imagined.

When Barack Obama carried Virginia and North Carolina in November, some credited those historic victories to increased turn-out among African-American voters. But African-Americans voters may be poised to elect a white mayor in Atlanta, a city some regard as a new"Capital of Black America." Of additional note is the candidacy of Artur Davis for governor of Alabama; Davis presently leads in Democratic primary polling in a state carried by John McCain in wide margins. This week, Davis has been in the news not for his support, but for what some might consider a surprising detractor.

posted by jefficator (3 comments total)

The Deep South may just be more post-racial than jefficator previously imagined.
posted by pwally at 10:10 AM on October 28, 2009

Your assumption: given a black candidate and a white candidate running in the same election, black voters only choose whom to vote for by a candidate's skin color.

Isn't that racist?
posted by zarq at 10:16 AM on October 28, 2009

Isn't "it's not about race" something that is said predominately by someone acting racistly?
posted by DU at 10:22 AM on October 28, 2009 [1 favorite]