[fieldmarshaldj]

I still have to believe, sadly, that the place is so polarized politically (beyond racially) that it would be irrelevent if a Black Republican got into the runoff. It rather reminds me of Gary, Indiana a decade ago when the Democrats nominated a White man (remarkable in that there are literally almost no White people left in Gary) and the Republicans thought they hit the jackpot when they nominated a Black man. Take a guess who won.

The LA GOP had a Black Republican from Baton Rouge named Kirt Bennett running for Lieutenant-Governor and he barely registered a blip on the radar screen in the last statewide election. I always wondered when Bobby Jindal ran for Governor and increased his numbers in N.O., was the increased support from Black voters, or was it from more liberal-minded Whites who preferred the more educated and intelligent Jindal to the country-bumpkin Blanco ?

[AuH2ORepublican]

Jindal was endorsed by Mayor Nagin, and it is thought that he did pretty well for a Republican among New Orleans blacks.

[Torie]

I would be surprised if Jindal got many votes from the black underclass who make up most of the black vote in NO. He may have pulled some vote of the vote with the mulatto/quadroon bourgeoisie in NO (yes that still matters in NO).