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POPSRace Chasm: Where race matters in politics Click to see the whole graph! Excellent demographic analysis traces Obama wins in states that are mostly white and states that are mostly black. But in the middle - the "race chasm" are the states that are 6 to 17% black, with a long history of racial tension, but not enough black votes to overcome subtle campaigning aimed at racial fear and anger (eg, Ferraro's tweaking of the affirmative action animus, Bill's likening to Jesse Jackson, Hillary's spotlight on Jeremiah Wright. The "firewall" ? Attempting to build on anti-black resentment in states that have histories of racial tension but not enough black votes to overcome it. You don't have to look far to see how effective these strategies have been at raising the fear and anger of working-class white people. Read the whole piece for many more details, and click to see the entire graph.
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