Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook

Victim of Naked Face-Eater Fights for Life Miami police are quiet on details in the aftermath of gruesome attack »

'Bradley Effect' Is Overblown, But Obama Can't Ignore It

Racism will play a factor, but might not boil down to simple dishonesty

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Much has been made of the so-called Bradley effect in this year's election—the propensity of white voters to tell pollsters they've got no problem voting for a black candidate but to change their tune in the privacy of the voting booth. Patt Morrison cautions... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

There are no comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

Cops Shoot Naked Guy Eating Man's Face on Highway

Japanese Artist Serves Up Own Cooked Genitals

Los Angeles Times (Source Grid »)

Opinion: Racism could defeat Obama
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

McCain picks up second Mass. newspaper endorsement
Boston Globe

Opinion: Criticisms of Gwen Ifill's bias are racist
Feministing.com

Barack Obama • African Americans • Los Angeles • racism • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Bradley

More Newser Stories

Racism Will Blunt Obama's Lead: Barkley

Baller-turn-pundit calls polls 'absolutely useless'

(NEWSER) - Charles Barkley has news for the experts predicting the Bradley effect won’t undermine Barack Obama’s lead. “The polls are absolutely useless,” the former NBA star says, anticipating a race “down to the wire.” While he concedes some whites will vote Democrat for “their financial situation,” the Obama-backer says they won’t cancel out racists who claim to support him, but won’t, the Raw Story reports. More»

Race? Only Thing Obama Transcends Is Logic

Instead of putting conflict behind us, Dem's crowd perceives insult just about everywhere

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama is allegedly helping America “transcend race,” Jonah Goldberg writes in the National Review, but if moving beyond race “would involve making race less of an issue,” why are Obama’s fervent supporters obsessed with bringing it up? One columnist sees racism in descriptions of the Democrat as “skinny"; the Kansas City Star’s editorial board sees it in those who call him “socialist.” More»

A Black President Will Boost Brand USA

Electing Obama will replace America's battered image with one of equality

(NEWSER) - Skin color is no reason to vote for anybody, Nick Kristof writes in the New York Times, but there's no denying that electing a black president would give America's image abroad a much-needed boost—"redefining the American 'brand' to be less about Guantánamo and more about equality." Almost half of people abroad polled by the BBC said a President Obama would "fundamentally change their view of the US." More»

Shhh. Don't Tell: I'm Voting for Obama

Disgusted Republicans could cancel out Bradley Effect

(NEWSER) - There are plenty of unpredictable factors that might elude pollsters, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post. Most famous is the Bradley Effect. “While some have minimized the impact of a Bradley Effect in this election, we'd be wrong to discount it. Anti-black has morphed to some degree into anti-foreigner and anti-Muslim.” But there may be a Reverse-Bradley Effect among moderate Republicans horrified by the McCain campaign. More»

Race Didn't Defeat Bradley: He Was Too Liberal

And if Obama loses, it'll be for the same reason

(NEWSER) - If Barack Obama loses in November, the media will surely cite the Bradley Effect, the theory that voters lie to pollsters to hide racial biases. It’s named after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who lost the 1982 governor’s race in California, despite huge leads in the polls. But Bradley didn’t lose because he was black, argues Sal Russo, who worked on rival George Deukmejian’s campaign. He was too liberal. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

'Bradley Effect' Is Overblown, But Obama Can't Ignore It

Racism will play a factor, but might not boil down to simple dishonesty

Barack Obama • African Americans • Los Angeles • racism • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Bradley

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Racism Will Blunt Obama's Lead: Barkley

Baller-turn-pundit calls polls 'absolutely useless'

Race? Only Thing Obama Transcends Is Logic

Instead of putting conflict behind us, Dem's crowd perceives insult just about everywhere

A Black President Will Boost Brand USA

Electing Obama will replace America's battered image with one of equality

Shhh. Don't Tell: I'm Voting for Obama

Disgusted Republicans could cancel out Bradley Effect

Race Didn't Defeat Bradley: He Was Too Liberal

And if Obama loses, it'll be for the same reason

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?