You ask how it's possible that a white guy can win the Los Angeles mayor's race against a hot Latino politician when 47% of L.A. is now Hispanic. To explain, let me repeat a former post:

According to the 2000 Census, 3,694,820 people live in Los Angeles -- 47 percent Hispanic, 30 percent white, 11 percent black and 10 percent Asian. However, the electorate-- 1,538,229 voters as of January -- is 55 percent white, 22 percent Latino, 12 black, 10 percent "other" and 1 percent Asian.

Anyone see the need for increased voter registration, especially among people of color?