Loki Anderson wrote: Does anyone want to look at ALL the factors in this primary or do we just want to focus on race? Why doesn't this article mention the fact that there were 10 candidates in the race all trying to get their message out? Why doesn't it mention the fact that Hauser, Glidden and Dennis Tifft seriously out raised Hayden in campaign funds? Or that labor and name recognition played a part in boosting Hauser? Or that Glidden is from King Field and that she got a big boost from the vote totals in those two precincts?
I would never say that there wasn't a racial component to the race, but to say that it was the primary factor in Hayden's loss doesn't tell the whole story. Mark Anderson replies: Thank you Loki. I think the council race had very little to do with race. It appeared to me that people voted for the person they thought would do the best, without focusing on each person's outward appearance. Which is how it should be. Instead of bemoaning the lack of a Black winner in a Ward where Whites are in the minority, we should happy that people are looking beyond such trivialities. Certainly in my neighborhood, there are a lot of Blacks and Whites and various other races living amongst each other. I have noticed very few racial issues in the 19 years I've lived here, and I think that is a good thing. In any case, Blacks are not a majority in Ward 8 either. There seems to be a presumption that non-Black minorities will likely vote for a Black over a White. I think that's not true. If Hispanics or Hmong vote on the basis of race, it will as likely be against Blacks as for them. Mark V Anderson Bancroft REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
