Reluctant Donors: African Americans, Campaign Contributors, and the Obama Effect—or Lack of It

Autor:	Marvin King
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Cultural Studies African american White (horse) Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Conventional wisdom Campaign finance Politics Phenomenon Donation Political science Political economy Unemployment Development economics media_common
Zdroj:	Souls. 11:389-406
ISSN:	1548-3843 1099-9949
DOI:	10.1080/10999940903417177
Popis:	Conventional wisdom indicates that African Americans contribute few dollars to federal candidates running for office. This happens even though their overall political participation is on par with white Americans, relative to differences in education and income. With the rise of Barack Obama, an African American, it seems logical that African American donations would increase. I analyzed locational and federal campaign donation data to investigate this question, concluding that donations from Blacks did not increase in 2008; indeed, they actually declined in 2008 compared to 2006 and 2004. This article investigates this phenomenon and suggests reasons why it was so.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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