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Originally posted by Jody
Seattle Washington had a black mayor in the early-mid 90's, and they have a black population of about 10%
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I remember this guy's name, it was Norm Rice. I think, however, that Rice had a relatively moderate image and Seattle was, at that time, a moderate to liberal city.
Disclaimer: The following is my opinion. For the most part, black politicians who win races in non-black communities are either running in Democratic-leaning areas or they blunt some of their racial edges. An Al Sharpton-style campaign isn't going to play in suburbia.
Here in OC, (still) one of the most conservative metros in the U.S., the elected county assessor is black, but with a county-wide AfAm population of less than 2 percent, he can't run a racialized campaign.