Campaigning while Black : Black candidates, white majorities, and the quest for political office / Matthew Tokeshi.
Why is it so rare for Black candidates to win elections for governor and U.S. senator? Matthew Tokeshi examines the campaigns of every Black challenger for these offices from 2000 through 2020 and points to the significant effects of racial appeals to white voters.
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Columbia University Press,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Why are Black governors and U.S. Senators so rare? Racial bias against Black challengers, 2000-2020
- The racialization of Black candidates
- The response of Black candidates
- The Deval Patrick and Harold Ford, Jr. campaigns of 2006
- The 2013 Cory Booker and 2014 Anthony Brown campaigns
- When Black women run-the run: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and 2020 Kamala Harris campaigns
- The Booker experiment
- The criminal pardon experiment
- Conclusion.