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Obama's Race: The 2008 Election and the Dream of a Post-Racial America (Chicago Studies in American Politics) Paperback – November 15, 2010

by Michael Tesler (Author), David O. Sears (Author)

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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 longstanding 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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Michael Tesler is assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine, and coauthor of Obama’s Race, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; Chicago Studies in American Politics edition (November 15, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226793834
ISBN-13: 978-0226793832
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #847 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Elections & Political Process > Elections
- #1185 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > United States > Executive Branch
- #11174 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology

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Diana

Great Read

November 4, 2016

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Captures the historic election well. A must read for those who have interest in racial implications of the 2008 election.

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Kylie

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This work is a meticulous analysis of role that race played in the 2008 election of Obama.

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Jake Orlando

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A must-read. You'll never look at your countrymen the same again...

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An important book but a difficult read

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I'm not a statistician, but it does appear that the statistical methodology is meticulous. And the authors do make at least a token effort to make this book accessible to the general reader. The difficulty stems not so much from the technical details of statistical analysis, but rather from academic jargon and wooden prose in which the book is written. At first I assumed the language was a necessary evil; but after a careful reading of many of the difficult passages, I can't avoid the conclusion the authors' findings could have been presented in much clearer, not to mention more lively language. I really hated to give this book only 3 stars, because I feel it's a much needed and important work.

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