Wednesday, August 07, 2013
More curveballs in Detroit!
Wow! A write-in candidate, former hospital executive Mike Duggan, was the top finisher in Detroit's mayoral primary yesterday, with 46% of the vote, according to the Detroit Free Press.
In second place was Wayne County sheriff Benny Napolean, pictured above at left, who got 30% of the vote.
What makes Duggan's victory more stiking is that he is a white candidate in Detroit, which is 80% black. It might be that the African-American residents of Detroit are more open to leaders of another race than white residents of the suburbs....
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Well, I can't speak for Michigan, or Mayors/County Executives in suburbs or many major Metro areas, but remember that the two African American Governors elected in the U.S., Deval Patrick and Doug Wilder, govern(ed) states that do not have huge African American populations. Virginia's African American population is MUCH smaller than the other Southern states percentage wise.
Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't exactly your typical Cajun or Southern Baptist either.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't exactly your typical Cajun or Southern Baptist either.
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