Obama's Race The 2008 Election and the Dream of a Post-Racial America

Name: Obama's Race The 2008 Election and the Dream of a Post-Racial America
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ISBN: 9780226793832

ISBN-10: 0226793834

ISBN-13: 9780226793832

Edition: 2010

Authors: Michael Tesler, David O. Sears

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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 Raceand its eye-opening account of the role played by race in the electionpaints a dramatically different picture. The authors argue that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on recordand perhaps more significantly, that there were two sides to this racialization: resentful oppositiontoand racially liberal supportforObama. As Obama's campaign was given a boost in the primaries from racial liberals that extended well beyond that usually offered to ideologically similar white candidates,…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Michael Tesleris a graduate student in political science at UCLA.David O. Searsis distinguished professor of psychology and political science at UCLA and the author of numerous books.



Acknowledgments


Introduction Obama as Post-Racial?



Background Race in Presidential Elections



Racialized Momentum The Two Sides of Racialization in the Primaries



The General Election The Two Sides of Racialization and Short-Term Political Dynamics



The Spillover of Racialization



The Racialized Voting Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Minorities



The Paradox of Gender Traditionalists' Support for Hillary Clinton



Beyond Black and White Obama as ï¿½Otherï¿½



Is the Obama Presidency Post-Racial? Evidence from His First Year in Office


Appendix


Notes


References


Index