Beyond the One-Drop Rule: Views of Obama’s Race and Voting Intention in 2008
We use data from a national survey of likely voters conducted before the 2008 election to study the association between Obama’s perceived racial identity and voters’ choices. Voters who saw Obama as biracial were substantially more likely to vote for him, suggesting that many Americans regard a bira...
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| Language: | English |
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Society for Sociological Science
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Sociological Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sociologicalscience.com/download/volume%201/march(2)/Beyond%20the%20One%20Drop%20Rule.pdf |