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.
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