Her strategy of putting her face on her campaign posters was brillant. Bill Cleveland, also African American, and an out and out Republican was on Council for years and was finally defeated when he pushed it and ran for mayor. When he got close to winning, democrats burned their own candidates campaign signs on Beth EL temple property and blamed in on the Republicans. The Alexandria City Machine is Chicago-esque in its ruthlessness and sleezy tactics.
Forgot to say, shouldn’t your screen name be “RecallMoron”? :)