White man runs as a black man in mostly black district, and wins. Oops, guess what, he's actually white. I got a big laugh over this one.


"The surprise winner of a Texas election has been criticized for misleading the mainly black constituents into believing he was African American. Dave
Wilson, a white Republican and anti-gay activist, beat Houston's
24-year incumbent Bruce Austin in what has been described as a 'racially
tinged campaign'. Mr Wilson won with a margin of 26 after he campaigned using flyers featuring African Americans and the message 'Vote for our neighbor Dave Wilson'.'I'd always said it was a long shot. I didn't expect to win,' the former fringe candidate told KHOU.His flyers, designed using pictures he had found on the internet, also claimed he had been endorsed by Ron Wilson for the Houston community college seat. ...'I don't think it's good for both democracy and the whole concept
of fair play. But that was not his intent, apparently,' Mr Austin said."