With less than half the population, to have 80 percent of the votes cast in 2002 _ clearly that's a significant number.

Where he dominated, he really dominated.

Sure, there's a lot of interest. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

So the African-Americans' candidates are progressing to the runoff.

Clearly our city is less than half the size it was previously ? maybe 200,000 people. Yet we had 80 percent of the votes cast in 2002. Think about that.

My boat got picked up and dropped on the other side of the wall. You should have seen it right afterward. Honestly, it was in a monstrous pile over there.

I thought it was a great sign for our city. People came in to vote.