Here is a lesson in urban politics. ... local Republicans have out spent Democrats 5 to 1. They are dominating the airwaves and have rallied the conservative base around the personal failures of a couple of Democrats. In their tv ads they never call themselves Republicans. They simply tell you who they are and what they want. This is the recipe for winning. On the other hand Democrats rallied around the campaign and celebrity of one candidate that never got off the ground, spent half the season fighting amongst themselves over who is a real Democrat, and failed to capture the coattails of their strongest candidate because he is not Black. This is a recipe for a butt whipping. This reality really bothers me, because it is exactly why Memphis is not progressing by any stretch of the imagination. A city that is really is over 73 pct Black and Black folk have never really controlled the power base. Now somebody tell me I am wrong.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:41:16 +0000