Enemy/Scapegoat

Bigotry Affects Election Results

“Barack Obama won 52.9 percent of the popular vote in 2008 and 365 electoral votes, 95 more than he needed. Many naturally concluded that prejudice was not a major factor against a black presidential candidate in modern America. My research, a comparison of Americans’ Google searches and their voting patterns, found otherwise. If my results are correct, racial animus cost Mr. Obama many more votes than we may have realized.”

“My estimates imply that continuing racial animus in the United States cost Obama 3 to 5 percentage points of the national popular vote in 2008, yielding his opponent the equivalent of a home-state advantage country-wide.”

Click to access RacialAnimusAndVotingSethStephensDavidowitz.pdf

Racial
Rank
State Score 2008
Election%
1. West Virginia 100 42.6%
2. Louisiana 86 58.6
3. Pennsylvania 85 54.6
4. Mississippi 83 43.0
5. Kentucky 82 41.2
6. Michigan 78 57.4
7. Ohio 78 51.5
8. South Carolina 76 44.9
9. Alabama 76 38.7
10. New Jersey 74 57.3
Election
Rank
State Election% Racial
Score
1. Hawaii 71.6% 34
2. Vermont 67.4 59
3. Rhode Island 63.1 70
4. New York 62.9 71
5. Delaware 61.9 65
6. Maryland 61.9 64
7. Illinois 61.9 65
8. Massachusetts 61.8 52
9. Califormia 61.0 57
10. Connecticut 60.6 68

What are the implications for the reelection for President Obama?

Andy Hailey

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