\n\n“when Ben Carson made a bid to become the GOP\u2019s first African American presidential nominee. Support for Carson was positively correlated with the belief that Black Americans have too much influence on U.S. politics”
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“whites who thought African Americans have \u201cfar too much\u201d influence preferred Carson to Clinton by 45 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again, much of that relationship is down to partisanship \u2014 Republicans are more likely to hold prejudiced views and also more likely to support a Republican candidate. But that\u2019s the point: For many white GOP voters, anti-Black views don\u2019t seem to get in the way of supporting a Black Republican.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Carson received more favorable evaluations among the sizable minority (40 percent) of overtly prejudiced whites who agreed with the racist stereotype that \u201cmost African Americans are more violent than most whites.\u201d This group rated Carson significantly more favorably on a 0-100 scale than the white moderate Republican presidential candidate, Jeb Bush (52 to 39, respectively). Then-candidate Donald Trump was the only politician in the survey who was rated higher than Carson among overtly prejudiced whites.”… “when Ben Carson made a bid to become the GOP\u2019s first African American presidential nominee. Support for Carson was positively correlated with the belief that Black Americans have too much influence on U.S. politics”<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n “whites who thought African Americans have \u201cfar too much\u201d influence preferred Carson to Clinton by 45 points. …<\/p>\n “Carson received more favorable evaluations among the sizable minority (40 percent) of overtly prejudiced whites who agreed with the racist stereotype that \u201cmost African Americans are more violent than most whites.\u201d This group rated Carson significantly more favorably on a 0-100 scale than the white moderate Republican presidential candidate, Jeb Bush (52 to 39, respectively). Then-candidate Donald Trump was the only politician in the survey who was rated higher than Carson among overtly prejudiced whites.”<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n “The sharp negative relationship between support for Obama and the endorsement of anti-Black stereotypes is consistent with several studies showing that prejudice was an unusually strong predictor of opposition to Obama from the 2008 election through the end of his presidency. These patterns also fit well with other political science research showing that racially prejudiced whites tend to be more opposed to Black Democrats than to white Democrats.”<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n “Given the racialized nature of the two-party system in the United States, most Black political candidates are Democrats who embrace liberal positions on issues of race and justice. When asked whether they would support such a candidate, research shows that racially prejudiced white voters worry that these candidates will represent the interests of Black Americans, both because of a shared African American identity and because Democrats are perceived as the party more supportive of Black interests. So, it makes sense that racially resentful white Americans oppose candidates like Obama, as his racial identity and partisanship signaled to voters that he was more supportive of Black interests than prior presidents.<\/p>\n Put another way: Racially prejudiced white voters are not opposed to Black candidates simply because they are Black, but because they believe that most Black candidates will fight for \u201cthose people\u201d and not \u201cpeople like us.\u201d<\/p>\n Black Republicans, on the other hand, are perceived differently by racially prejudiced white Americans. Their embrace of the Republican Party and its conservative ideology help assure racially prejudiced whites that, unlike Black Democrats, they are not in the business of carrying water for their own racial group.”<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n “voting for Black Republicans may also be especially appealing to racially prejudiced whites because it assuages concerns of being seen as racist by enabling them to say, in essence, \u201cI can\u2019t be racist! I voted for a Black candidate!\u201d Psychologists call this \u201cmoral credentialing,\u201d and there\u2019s even some evidence that voters who expressed support for Obama shortly after the 2008 election felt more justified in favoring white Americans over Black Americans. Electing a Black Republican like Sears, who railed against critical race theory during the run-up to the election and supports voting restrictions that adversely affect racial minorities, is similarly used as a symbolic shield by the entire party from inevitable charges of championing racist policies. 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“The sharp negative relationship between support for Obama and the endorsement of anti-Black stereotypes is consistent with several<\/a>studies<\/a>showing<\/a>that<\/a>prejudice<\/a> was an unusually strong<\/a>predictor<\/a> of opposition to Obama from the 2008 election through the end of his presidency<\/a>. These patterns also fit well with other<\/a>political science<\/a>research<\/a> showing that racially prejudiced whites tend to be more opposed to Black Democrats than to white Democrats.”
…
“Given the racialized nature of the two-party system<\/a> in the United States, most Black political candidates are Democrats who embrace liberal positions on issues of race and justice. When asked whether they would support such a candidate, research shows<\/a> that racially prejudiced white voters worry that these candidates will represent the interests of Black Americans, both because of a shared African American identity and because Democrats are perceived as the party more supportive of Black interests<\/a>. So, it makes sense that racially resentful white Americans oppose candidates like Obama, as his racial identity and<\/em> partisanship signaled to voters that he was more supportive of Black interests<\/a> than prior presidents.
Put another way: Racially prejudiced white voters are not opposed to Black candidates simply because they are Black, but because they believe that most Black candidates will fight for \u201cthose people\u201d and not \u201cpeople like us.\u201d
Black Republicans, on the other hand, are perceived differently<\/a> by racially prejudiced white Americans. Their embrace of the Republican Party and its conservative ideology help assure racially prejudiced whites that, unlike Black Democrats, they are not in the business of carrying water for their own racial group.”
…
“voting for Black Republicans may also be especially appealing to racially prejudiced whites because it assuages concerns of being seen as racist<\/a> by enabling them to say, in essence, \u201cI can\u2019t be racist! I voted for a Black candidate!\u201d Psychologists call this \u201cmoral credentialing<\/a>,\u201d and there\u2019s even some evidence<\/a> that voters who expressed support for Obama shortly after the 2008 election felt more justified in favoring white Americans over Black Americans. Electing a Black Republican like Sears, who railed against critical race theory<\/a> during the run-up to the election and supports voting restrictions<\/a> that adversely affect racial minorities<\/a>, is similarly used as a symbolic shield by the entire party from inevitable charges of championing racist policies. As we mentioned earlier, conservative media outlets and politicians are already weaponizing her victory against anyone who would dare suggest so.”
https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/why-racist-white-voters-often-favor-black-republicans\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nAgain, much of that relationship is down to partisanship \u2014 Republicans are more likely to hold prejudiced views and also more likely to support a Republican candidate. But that\u2019s the point: For many white GOP voters, anti-Black views don\u2019t seem to get in the way of supporting a Black Republican.”<\/p>\n