OTHER, UPPITY OBAMA: A Content Analysis of Race Appeals in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Until 2008, only White candidates represented either of the two major parties as presidential nominees. Hence, little is known about how race appeals are framed by or against non-White presidential candidates. Barack Obama's election as the Democratic Party nominee allows us to investigate this...

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Published in:Du Bois review 2012-01, Vol.9 (2), p.439-456
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