"In Mississippi, Ruling Is Seen as Racial Split"

The NY Times offers this report, which begins: "A federal court ruling in June that forces voters to register by party could return Mississippi to the days of racially polarized politics, as many white Democrats warn that thousands of white voters will now opt definitively for the Republican Party." Thanks to a reader for sending along the link, who writes: "How is this distinguishable from the White Primary Cases?"

Posted by Rick Hasen at July 18, 2007 08:45 PM