In New Orleans, Mayoral Race Is Study in Black, White and Gray

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 by bill

From Washington Post
By Peter Whoriskey

No one has a firm idea where the voters in this half-destroyed city are, and as the mayoral election neared its Saturday climax, the unpredictability was putting clear strains on everyone involved.

Election organizers, required to make ballots available to eligible voters, say they have done all they can but are bracing for voting rights lawsuits. They have documented — even filmed — their own outreach activities for later court appearances.

Pollsters have struggled to find voters — particularly black ones — complicating any predictions. As for the candidates, they say they have been forced back to American electioneering basics, and on Friday morning, the three front-runners found themselves lurching into traffic at the exact same spot.

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