African-American voters had solid turnout. |
So many of them (blacks) are evacuated. So many who are back are not living where they used to. We were having trouble finding them on the phone. |
This is going to be a completely unprecedented election, not just for New Orleans but for the entire country. I don't think anybody has a firm idea of who is going to participate. |
This is the first opportunity that we've had in three decades to have a white mayor in a majority African American city. |
Voters are saying that they want someone capable of operating a government, someone who is steady at the helm. And considering the challenge to the city right now, I don't think that's a fact that should surprise anyone. |