Kasim Reed (D) is defenitely part of this new generation of politicians. This talented lawyer strongly connected to the entertainment world who at 41 became the Atlanta 59th city mayor after a term of office at the Georgia Senate had the perfect profile to play a certain part in the new Obama administration. But during the last months of campaign including the National Democratic Convention in Charlotte, Reed didn't get much opportunities to appear in front of the scene eventhough he made strong statements against Paul Ryan at Meet The Press on NBC. For a selfcalled "rookie" politician, we think that Mr. Reed has a brilliant voice and rhetoric. Last year, Mayor Reed was complaining and expressing the black community frustrations regarding the economic disparity between the different american communities. It's not a secret to say that the afro-american had some mixed emotions during the last campaign. Besides, President Obama didn't want to show any kind of favouritism toward the black community and some said that helping car industries in Detroit was already a way to help the black labour. It's also true that the presidential strategy was more focused on getting the hispanic vote and the analysis of ballot shows that strategy was right with 70% of the votes for Obama. Apparently, the re-election commettee didn't want to explain why Reed havn't been more requested as a front man inspite of his obvious charisma. His unclear or skeptic position on the gay marriage for some personal believes didn't help neither to fit the perfect picture eventhough it's good, in a democracy, to have different opinions to nourish an open debate. For all these reasons Kasim Reed won't go to Washinghton ( this time ) but it doesn't change the fact that the determination of this athletic man will lead him to play soon or later a national role in the american politics.
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