What's the Matter with Arkansas? Symbolic Racism and 2008 Presidential Candidate Support.

The 2008 presidential election presented voters with the nation's first African American presidential candidate. Symbolic racism theory suggests that Obama's presence on the national ticket will activate a range of racial attitudes across the electorate. The authors examine two statewide surveys fro...

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Published in:	Presidential Studies Quarterly Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 286 - 303
Main Authors:	Ford, Pearl K., Maxwell, Angie, Shields, Todd
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell June 2010
Subjects:	Race & politics United States presidential election, 2008 Racial & ethnic attitudes Race Presidential candidates Voting Arkansas Georgia
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost