Barack Obama and Americans’ Racial Attitudes
Rallying and Polarization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monika L Mcdermott (0000-0003-4207-4705, Fordham University), Cornell Belcher (Health Strat (Kenya)) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 449-469 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1057/pol.2014.8 |
| OpenAlex | W1979241121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
During the 2008 presidential election, and briefly following it, researchers and pundits wondered whether the election of America's first African-American President could create a post-racial America. But while political scientists have done much to analyze the election itself, we remain largely uninformed about the potential long-term effects of the Obama presidency on racial attitudes in America. This paper addresses the effects of the Obama presidency using multiple original surveys of the electoral battleground states conducted from 2008 through 2012. Using a measure of racial antagonism, the analysis tests the rally and presidential-popularity cycle theories of public opinion. It demonstrates that racial sentiments rallied positively behind Obama after his 2008 election but then spiked to unprecedentedly antagonistic levels during his first term. At the same time, racial antagonism polarized dramatically by party from 2008 to 2012
Polarization (electrochemistry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Popularity · Presidency · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public opinion · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
Interviewer effects in public health surveys
Obama's Race
The rally 'round the flag effect in U.S. foreign policy crises, 1950?1985
Political Party Linkages to Presidential Popularity
Who Rallies? The Anatomy of a Rally Event
Change or More of The Same
Economics, politics, and the cycle of presidential popularity
The New Racism
The Spillover of Racialization into Health Care
Prejudice and politics
Anatomy of a Rally Effect
Political Polarization in the American Public
The "Obama Effect" and White Racial Attitudes
Presidential Popularity from Truman to Johnson
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |