Lesson #1 — White mayoral candidate can win in Atlanta
Last night’s mayoral election result was most interesting for what almost happened: Despite her apparent loss, Mary Norwood proved that a white candidate can again win a mayoral election in Atlanta.
No white candidate has come as close as she came to winning the mayor’s office since Sam Massell did win in 1969. And Norwood didn’t get so close because she was an especially strong candidate who outperformed a generic vote for a white candidate (maybe, I should be saying “non-black” here actually — but that sounds kind of funny).
In fact, Norwood did well despite being a seriously flawed candidate. Read more
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