Not only are the Real Housewives of Atlanta causing a stir in the city that's "too busy to hate," so are this year's mayoral elections.
Just days ago, the political world of Atlanta was turned upside down after an e-mail was sent to certain city residents. The e-mail, which circulated, warned the city's black voters not to vote for mayoral candidate Mary Norwood.
Instead, the e-mail encouraged support for the two leading black mayoral candidates, Lisa Borders and Kasim Reed.
Neither the Borders nor the Reed campaign seem to be responsible for the e-mail.
According to recent polling, Norwood is ahead of both of her fellow contestants, as she is reported at 33 percent. Borders is reported at 19 percent, whereas Reed is at 16.
Should Norwood carry on to win this year's race, her victory will be significant, for Atlanta has only elected black mayors since 1976. During that time, Maynard Jackson won a historic election to become the city's first black mayor.
Whoever wins the keys to the city will replace current Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin.
* CORRECTION: My last post reported that President Obama gave a speech to students. Now, while the controversy sounding his speech is true, the president has yet to deliver the speech and isn't expected to do so until sometime this upcoming week.
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