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• Atlanta Mayoral Race: An Indictment on Post Racial Politics?

  —The Progressive Electorate

  Last month we  blogged about today's Atlanta Mayoral runoff between Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood. For one, I have refrained from buying into this notion of post-racial politics. We still have too many racial tensions and lack of honesty in the dialogue to be at post anything. [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:56pm EST
  

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• Keep an eye on the Atlanta mayoral race today

  —Left In Alabama

  We blogged about the Atlanta mayoral race, and its implications for "post-racial" Southern politics, a while back.  Mary Norwood faces Kasim Reed in a runoff today.  Turnout for the election last month was about 30%, which puts the recent Birmingham elections to shame.  On the Kudzu [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:35am EST
  

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• Race as Factor in Atlanta Mayoral Runoff Election

  —The Progressive Electorate

  Race is at the center of a Dec 1 runoff between City Councilor Mary Norwood and State Senator Kasim Reed. An article in the Christian Science Monitor does a good job dissecting how the racial politics might play out in the runoff.

  The racial dynamics are likely to [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:01am EST
  

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