He should have been primaried long ago.
It's been tried a couple of times.
Marion Barr to Ward 8 is like how Robert Byrd was to WV; he is viewed as someone who delivers for those he represents. He is beloved by the residents there and they will support him to the end whether is right or wrong.
This -also, as a Mississippi Delta native who came straight up out of poverty himself, Barry has long been looked down upon by the black elite within the city. As an outsider and as a civil rights activist, he has endeared himself to the black working- and under-classes. They will forever be loyal to him no matter what he says or does.
