I was trying to be careful in my words. Would Texas be the same as Washington, Iowa, or Delaware? Why would the former mayor of Dallas be well known in Houston? What are the percentages of minorities in the congress? (No need for real answer) There isn't a 50-50 split male/female is there? Is being a woman a net negative?> Kevin T. > *Would he win the state races, the primaries? I don't think even at state > levels there would be too much obvious racism. Unfortunately race is an > issue in the backs of people's minds. A small percentage of the populous, > and even less of eligible voters but still there. But I think specifically > for Powell this wouldn't matter as much.Well, that's been falsified experimentally just this year in Texas. Ron Kirk, who was a black moderate Democrat, got a record low % of white votes in Harris county for a senate election, running against a fairly obscure Republican candidate. In other words, he got fewer white votes than did a Democrat who was far to the left of him running against well known and incumbent US Senators. Being black is a net negative. How else can you explain the low numbers of blacks in the Senate? Dan M.
Does one county prove a trend? Is Harris County mostly dem? What about the other counties? In fact: what are these 'record low' numbers based on, polling data? Bah. (please don't flame me, I'm just making fun)
And I was trying to make a point of (black + repub) > (black + dem) in white voters minds. People would turn out in droves to vote against Jesse Jackson. Not saying Ron Kirk is anywhere near Jesse Jackson.
Kevin T.
Please no reply needed because I cannot get into a numbers battle.
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