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Title: OBAMA'S RACE
THE 2008 ELECTION AND THE DREAM OF A POST-RACIAL AMERICA
By: Michael Tesler, David O. Sears
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0226793834
ISBN 13: 9780226793832
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Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Pub. date: 15 November, 2010
Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics
Pages: 224
Description: Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. This title argues that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record.
Synopsis: 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 primaries from racial liberals that extended well beyond that usually offered to ideologically similar white candidates, Hillary Clinton lost much of her long-standing support and instead became the preferred candidate of Democratic racial conservatives. Time and again, voters' racial predispositions trumped their ideological preferences as John McCain - seldom described as conservative in matters of race - became the darling of racial conservatives from both parties. Hard-hitting and sure to be controversial, "Obama's Race" will be both praised and criticized - but certainly not ignored.
Illustrations: 37 line drawings, 7 tables
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
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