The Electoral Consequences of Skin Color: The "Hidden" Side of Race in Politics

Political Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-192

  Weaver, Vesla M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Black candidates; Candidate evaluation; Electoral politics; Race; Skin color

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858005309     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9152-7     Document Type: Article

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