Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. Obama's Race-and its eye-opening account of the role played by race in the election-paints a dramatically different picture.
The authors argue that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record-and perhaps more significantly, that there were two sides to this racialization: resentful opposition to and racially liberal support for Obama. As Obama's campaign was given a...
Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. Obama...
Barack Obama s presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. "Obama s Race" and its eye-opening account of the role played by race in the election paints a dramatically different picture. The authors argue that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record and perhaps more significantly, that there were two sides to this racialization: resentful opposition "to "and racially liberal support "for "Obama. As Obama s campaign was given a boost in the...
Barack Obama s presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. "Obama s...
When Barack Obama won the presidency, many posited that we were entering into a post-racial period in American politics. Regrettably, the reality hasn't lived up to that expectation. Instead, Americans' political beliefs have become significantly more polarized by racial considerations than they had been before Obama's presidency--in spite of his administration's considerable efforts to neutralize the political impact of race. Michael Tesler shows how, in the years that followed the 2008 election--a presidential election more polarized by racial attitudes than any other in modern...
When Barack Obama won the presidency, many posited that we were entering into a post-racial period in American politics. Regrettably, the reality hasn...
