"Then you're in the minority."
Speaking of minorities ... the last Dallas mayoral race was contested among 4 candidates, 3 of whom were big, well-known, well-financed movers and shakers. I voted for the fourth guy because he came across as a practical-minded, no-nonsense person who wasn't trying to put the needs of one constituency over that of another ... even though I knew he didn't have a snow ball's chance in hell. The final tally was:
1st place big guy - 28,419 votes (40.87%)
2nd place big guy - 22,214 votes (31.94%)
3rd place big guy - 17,428 votes (25.06%)
4th place guy - 1,474 votes (2.11%).
I was one of the 1,474. And this factoid might make clo's head spin 360 degrees on its axis, but my candidate was a black man. Mr. Okpa's race was completely meaningless to me, but I know that skin color is an all-consuming factor to her.
The first two then squared off in a runoff election, and if I remember correctly, I blew off voting in that one ... 'cuz it was just going to be the same ol' %&#@ either way.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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