Posted on 06/18/2009 9:54:53 AM PDT by RDTF
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic primary next year and race again will likely be at the center of the campaign.
Willie Herenton, the first elected black mayor of Memphis, recently filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Cohen's 9th District House seat. Cohen has shrugged off black challengers before, but none with the political savvy and combative style of the 6-foot-6 mayor—a former Golden Gloves boxer who doesn't shrink easily from a fight.
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Memphis is such a dump too. Good thing in these type of races records do not matter.
Can anyone name a black mayor who isn’t currupt?
Of course that won’t stop him from beating out the other Rat.
I believe this is the same wigger fool who tried to join the congressional black caucus...
The Obama/Acorn machine will steamroll da joooooooo.
Good. As a Jew I always rejoice when a Jewish Democrat is defeated.
You’ve never been to Detroit.
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