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 longstanding 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.
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