Black Political Zone

Harold Ford Jr. from Tennessee has stated recently that he doesn't believe race was a factor in the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee. The International Herald Tribune reports:

"I was born how I was and I just ran the best race I could," said Ford, who would have become the South's first black senator in more than a century if he had defeated Republican Bob Corker.

"I have no regrets at all," the Memphis Democrat said on a tour to thank his political supporters. "I am more thankful than anything that so many people across this great state gave me a chance to share my views, and I am even more thankful that they allowed me to listen to them."

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