This is the perfect race for me as far as I'm concerned. You know, the first time I ran, I was able to coalesce with white voters much quicker. I still got a significant portion of the black vote. This time it's different.
Mayor Nagin reflects on the differences in his voter support compared to his previous campaign.
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