GOV 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Harold Ford Jr., Lynn Swann, 114Th United States Congress
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If the number of minority officeholders is to grow, victories will need to be in plurality/majority white districts. But, majority-minority districts make more districts racially homogenous. A factor that may discourage minority participation. Opportunity to test the effect of race & partisanship. It seems that white"s tend to vote for a white candidate than a black one. White republican candidate for senator (dewine): 15% Harold ford, jr. (senator - d): 95% White democratic candidate for governor (phil bedesen): 94% Some blacks will vote for black republicans but won"t vote for white republicans. Black democrats receive near unanimous black support. Whites are less likely to support black candidates. Harold ford would have won with white support comparable to (white democrat) Experience - 2008 clinton primary ad targeting obama (who will answer the phone at 3 am?) Too hot for corker ad targeting harold ford (d) in 2006 tennessee. Mitt romney"s end-of-campaign message to supporters, november 14,
