Mitt Romney's Racist Appeals

How Race Was Played in the 2012 Presidential Election

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3757973
AutoresCharlton D Mcilwain (0000-0002-7671-2093, New York University, New York, NY, USA), Stephen M Caliendo (0000-0002-8514-4091, North Central College, Naperville, IL, USA)
Ano2014
Volume58
Fascículo9
Páginas1157-1168
Data de publicação2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764213506212
OpenAlexW2030804846
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas20

This article identifies a marked difference in the type of race-based appeals that dominated Barack Obama's presidential reelection contest in 2012 from his inaugural campaign in 2008. Racist appeals by Mitt Romney and the right in 2012 supplanted the racial appeals by Obama and the left in 2008. We focus our attention on a particularly salient form of racist appeal, one based on the long-standing stereotypes of black laziness and taking advantage. Specifically, we outline the historical underpinnings of these stereotypes. We then demonstrate how Romney and the right wove these underlying stereotypes into a seamless racist narrative-through political advertisements, online messaging, political speeches and debate statements-beginning with the Republican primary and continuing through the general election

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