This 2010 Democratic primary race will probably set racial relations back a few decades or two in my hometown district, but what else is to be expected? I saw it firsthand in 2006 and in 2008. The current Congressman, Steve Cohen, will have his hands full against Mayor Herenton. If I was a betting man, I would predict that Herenton wins this race barring some type of federal indictment or intervention.
Racial Overtones in Bid for a Tennessee Congressional Seat - NYTimes.com
The black candidate, former Mayor Willie W. Herenton of Memphis, has argued that Tennessee needs a black voice in its currently all-white delegation. He is running a blistering campaign against Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Democrat with a precarious hold on the majority black district.
“To know Steve Cohen is to know that he really does not think very much of African-Americans,” Mr. Herenton said in a recent radio interview on KWAM. “He’s played the black community well.”
Racial Overtones in Bid for a Tennessee Congressional Seat - NYTimes.com
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