Race to the bottom how racial appeals work in American politics /
"In this book the author argues that we focus on the use of negative racial appeals by the Republican Party, while ignoring the incentives that exist for some Democratic candidates to use race as much as, if not more than Republican candidates. The conventional wisdom is that a Democratic candi...
| Main Author: | Stephens-Dougan, LaFleur, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2020.
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
Chicago studies in American politics.
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| Summary: |
"In this book the author argues that we focus on the use of negative racial appeals by the Republican Party, while ignoring the incentives that exist for some Democratic candidates to use race as much as, if not more than Republican candidates. The conventional wisdom is that a Democratic candidate would never be incentivized to invoke race and activate negative racial predispositions. Yet, according to the author, Democratic politicians regularly invoke negative stereotypes about African Americans. On numerous occasions President Obama, for example, publicly chastised black audiences. And, while it might seem surprising that a Democratic politician would use rhetoric that disparages their most loyal constituency, Obama is just one of many Democratic politicians who have been criticized for invoking negative stereotypes about African Americans for political gain. The author explores when and why politicians of both parties will use negative racial appeals." -- |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index. The Theory of Racial Distancing -- Obama as Racial Signaler -- Racial Distancing on the Campaign Trail and in the Lab -- Race, Partisanship, and Rhetoric -- Racial Distancing and Racial Imagery. "In this book the author argues that we focus on the use of negative racial appeals by the Republican Party, while ignoring the incentives that exist for some Democratic candidates to use race as much as, if not more than Republican candidates. The conventional wisdom is that a Democratic candidate would never be incentivized to invoke race and activate negative racial predispositions. Yet, according to the author, Democratic politicians regularly invoke negative stereotypes about African Americans. On numerous occasions President Obama, for example, publicly chastised black audiences. And, while it might seem surprising that a Democratic politician would use rhetoric that disparages their most loyal constituency, Obama is just one of many Democratic politicians who have been criticized for invoking negative stereotypes about African Americans for political gain. The author explores when and why politicians of both parties will use negative racial appeals." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Physical Description: |
viii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226698847 022669884X 9780226698984 022669898X |