It's no secret that many black voters like Landrieu.
The old folks remember the days when black people couldn't get hired to answer the phones in City Hall, much less make policy decisions.
Moon Landrieu, the father of the current candidate, changed all of that, doing far more than the minimum necessary to appease black voters. He seemed to have a genuine belief that taxpayers of every color deserved a chance to shape their city's future.
Mitch Landrieu may have inherited some of his father's voters, but he also has attempted to chart a parallel philosophy of his own, integrating his staff at the lieutenant governor's office and focusing his efforts on celebrating Louisiana culture and its multicultural origins.
As the list of his prominent supporters indicates, Landrieu presents a formidable challenge to Nagin in the competition for black votes. What comes as something of a shock is that Nagin presents a formidable challenge to Landrieu in the competition for white votes.
Meanwhile Oyster generates some useful discussion by asking just why some white voters are unhappy with that legacy.
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