-——Landrieu’s percentage of the black vote was in the high 90s on Nov. 4,——
This statement misses the salient point in the election. While touting the importance of maintaining the very high percentage of the black vote, the writer failed to mention how badly the black vote diminished a percentage of the total electorate.
The black voters did not turn out. They deserted the democrat.
80% of a small crowd is a smaller crowd