Why is Hillary Clinton doing worse among whites now than in 2008? Racial attitudes. (op-ed)
Why is Hillary Clinton doing worse among whites now than in 2008? Racial attitudes. (op-ed)
- May 5, 2016
- Michael Tesler, political science assistant professor, explains in new Washington Post op-ed
Racial attitudes and race have had a very different impact on Clinton’s two presidential bids. Without Obama on the ballot in 2016, Clinton’s support has increased significantly among blacks and racially liberal whites.
But while her aggregate vote tallies may have been comparable, Clinton’s coalition in Pennsylvania was much different than the last time she ran. In 2008, she won 63 percent of the white vote and only 10 percent of the black vote in Pennsylvania. Last week, she won just 51 percent of the white vote and a whopping 70 percent of the African-American vote in the state.
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