The Dems are going with a long shot. If they wanted a Black woman with some name recognition they could have tapped former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. She did a decent job, and I don't recall any serious controversies under her watch. Franklin is female, Black, and a Dem.
The Democrats are experimenting with the idea that the Black vote will make the difference. They need to understand that in a non presidential election year, casual voters are not mobilized to go vote. This will be especially true in the rural counties of the old "Cotton Belt" that swashes through the middle of the state that have 50% or more Black residents. Nothing to make them run to the polls. Unknown Black chick running for Governor. Meanwhile, since the GOP has a runoff, GOP voters will be motivated and conditioned to vote because their candidates will be campaigning all summer. More name recognition. If the Dems make it a race thing, the rural white GOP voters will definitely come out and vote.
