[robowombat]

This may be somewhat akin to what is going on in Louisiana and might be called the ‘Revenge of the Dixiecrats’. It is clear that in a state that is forty something per cent black as is Louisiana that the current GOP control of both houses of the legislature is a bit odd. Digging deeper, it seems in many rural parishes the local Democrat political leadership are white Blue Dog Democrats who detest National Dem policies. All they want to do is hold on to power at the parish level and make sure that the men (mostly) that get sent to baton Rouge will bring home some pork whether they have an R or a D after their names. These folks have zero interest in ‘community activism’ mode of stirring up the torpid mass of the blackamoors to vote heavily on election day. I suspect this sort of attitude is now spreading to other Bluedog strongholds.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Louisiana is 33% black, second only to Mississippi at 38%.
Washington DC is 52%, but they’re not a state.
http://blackdemographics.com/population/black-state-population/

[definitelynotaliberal]

What say you, Joe?

[skinkinthegrass]

hmm...in many ways, you maybe on target (get ready for flax :)
..local issues/politics are predominant in a hard economy.
whomever controls the media, controls the issues..the spotlight.