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NEWS ABOUT: Tom Bradley

Tom Bradley stories: 3 news summaries
OPINION

Race Didn't Defeat Bradley: He Was Too Liberal

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

Oct 20, 08 9:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Bradley • polls • Bradley effect

OPINION

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

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

Oct 2, 08 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 in the Los Angeles Times... More »

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

Racism No Longer Throws Off Polls: Study

Voters aren't
overstating support for minority candidates

Sep 29, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called Bradley effect, in which support for minority candidates in opinion polls isn’t matched by votes in actual elections, has disappeared, Sam Wang writes for the Princeton Election Consortium. A study of polling and outcome data from 133 gubernatorial and senate races in 1989-2006 found that before 1996,... More »

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poll • racism • Election 2008 • poll numbers • Tom Bradley • Douglas Wilder

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