It has now been made clear by two polls (one run by Businessman Karl Schledwitz, the other by lawyer Richard Fields) that City Council, and Mayor-hopeful Carol Chumney is the current front-runner in the 2007 Memphis City Mayor race. The actual results of these polls are unreleased at the current time. However, they have informed that Mayor Herenton lags substantially behind Chumney, with Herman Morris, who is still struggling to make a public name for himself, running in third.So there are two questions that can be derived from this: Does Chumney have what it takes to maintain this lead for the next 7 months? And, does she have what it takes to rebuild a struggling, poverty-stricken city? Chumney has gained a high profile name for herself for being one of the most highly-spoken critics of the mayor over the past several years. How will this affect her in her run for mayor, and will she be able to attain the black voters needed in the predominately African American city of Memphis, in order to win?
