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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mayer, Jeremy D

Titel

The Incorrigibly White Republican Party: Racial Politics in the Presidential Race

Ist Teil von

• THE ELECTION OF THE CENTURY AND WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 2002, p.45-63

Erscheinungsjahr

2002

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Considers the potential for the 2000 US presidential election to generate black bipartisanship at the presidential level & provide the opportunity for the Republican Party to shed its negative image among Hispanic & Asian communities. The racial politics surrounding the campaign are detailed, highlighting the GOP primaries; Bill Bradley's inability to rally black supporters & the implications for Gore; accusations of tokenism levied against the Republican convention & the announcement of Joe Lieberman as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, who then had to reverse his anti-affirmative action position; Bush's aggressive campaign outreach to blacks, Hispanics, & Asians; Gore's early reluctance to address race issues; & the Democrats' late-campaign push on race. Bush failed to achieve much support among African Americans despite his massive outreach. Reasons why this was so are addressed, eg, the legacy of Bill Clinton as the most popular politician in history among black voters & the efforts of the NAACP. The rise in Hispanic support for the Republican Party is noted as one positive outcome of the campaign. It is concluded that the GOP faces a tough road in changing the status quo of US racial politics. 1 Table. J. Zendejas