New York Politics The Times has a think piece on how African-American voters lack a consensus on this year's NYC mayoral race, suggesting, the Times says, that the black vote is becoming harder to predict.

Well, kinda. Does this mean that African-American voters are less affiliated with the Democratic Party than they used to be? On a national level, I doubt it. Especially not after Hurricane Katrina.

Does it mean that Freddy Ferrer is such a weak candidate that he can't even hold on to the Democrats' core voters?

Why, yes, it does....  ¶ 8:05 AM