Moderates do less well: Mr Obama was thrashed by 30 percentage points when he ran for Congress in a majority-black district.

温和派就不如这些政客吃得香：竞选国会议员时，奥巴马的支持率在黑人多数地区就被甩下30个百分点。

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The 2nd is drawn as a black-majority district. It covers most of New Orleans and a few suburbs on the west bank of the Mississippi.

第二区里绝大多数都是黑人，地域上囊括了新奥尔良的大部，外加密西西比河西岸的一些郊区。

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After years of challenging the way voting districts are drawn, he succeeded in creating a majority black district in Newton County, and in 1991 was elected the first black county supervisor.

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Although still majority black, the district now includes significant Hispanic and white populations.

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But Jones' two main opponents in the majority-black district, the Rev.

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