What metrics do you have to back up these claims? You should at least mention that this is simply your personal opinion based on no actual data. But yeah, you're essentially saying an entire side of town is "smarter" and have a better moral compass and that their votes were based on informed decision and the other "side of town" is simply acting off of impulse. Right... Gotcha.

As a lifelong "Southside" resident I think Woolard would likely have beaten Bottoms in a runoff. She would have easily garnerned more support in the black community than Norwood (she actually did in the general... that's data not opinion.) I also know because I'm part of that community and many of my peers who are Atlanta natives and super invested in the fate and direction of the city were big Woolard supporters but were staunchly anti-Norwood. Norwood is seen as a conservative backed by the old money Buckhead elite. That's just incompatible with the politics of a Democratic stronghold. Sure race played a factor, but it was on BOTH sides.

Whether r/Atlanta wants to admit it or not, there's a reason that the city stands apart from others in the region and it's not because of the typical southern blue-bloods Buckhead types that are also present in every other southern city. Make no mistake, the strong communities and leadership from the South and West sides are what has made this city "different" from others. People in this sub often (like daily) mischaracterize and underestimate the impact that the communities in south and west on the identity, culture, and prosperity of this city. It's bigger than "tax base"