Originally Posted by Harlan Huckleby
Good thinkin there, Tyrone! Guess I missed that silver lining.
Nagin won with support from a bizarre mix of blacks and white conservatives. 80% of black vote went for Nagin, which at that level is a statement of racial solidarity. Nagin is relatively conservative, he comes out of business community, and he endorsed Bush in 2004. His white opponent comes from a liberal political family (his sister is liberal U.S. Senator.)
So most blacks supported Nagin because of race, some whites because of ideology, and both ignored the fact that he is a boob.