Contemporary Black Populism and the Development of Multiracial Electoral Coalitions: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum Gubernatorial Campaigns.
The article analyzes the 2018 gubernatorial campaigns of populist African American candidates Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Andrew Gillum of Florida. Topics discussed include the ability of African American candidates to make serious bids in southern statewide elections as reflected in their campaign...
| Published in: | Political Science Quarterly (Oxford University Press / USA) Vol. 136; no. 3; pp. 417 - 439 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Fall2021
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| Summary: | The article analyzes the 2018 gubernatorial campaigns of populist African American candidates Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Andrew Gillum of Florida. Topics discussed include the ability of African American candidates to make serious bids in southern statewide elections as reflected in their campaigns despite their losses, role of race in southern American populism, and the importance of appropriate political apprenticeship to the success of candidates according to African American elected officials Senator Edward Brooke and Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder. |
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