----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Gerrymandering is Evil, It Must Be Eliminated
> 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. Ron Kirk was the mayor of Dallas. Over half the people in Dallas are white. Less than a quarter are black. He had endorsements from fairly conservative organizations in Dallas. He was more conservative than a number of Democratic candidates for Senate. Yet, he lost by record numbers. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
