Racial coalition building in local elections : elite cues and cross-ethnic voting /

This book examines racial and ethnic coalition building in local elections and considers Black and Latino political incorporation more broadly. Although many argue that Black and Latino voters have much to gain from alliances that advance shared interests, coalitions between the two groups have not...

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Main Author: Benjamin, Andrea (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-177) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction; 2. The co-ethnic elite cues theory; 3. An experimental test of the co-ethnic elite cues theory; 4. The co-ethnic elite cues and elite Black-Latino coalitions; 5. The co-ethnic elite cues theory and racial attitudes; 6. Conclusion; Elections appendix. 
520 |a This book examines racial and ethnic coalition building in local elections and considers Black and Latino political incorporation more broadly. Although many argue that Black and Latino voters have much to gain from alliances that advance shared interests, coalitions between the two groups have not always formed easily or been stable over time. Recent mayoral elections across the country show different patterns of out-group candidate support. This book seeks to explain these variations and the specific conditions under which Blacks and Latinos vote for the same candidate. Drawing on large-n observational data, survey experiments and qualitative case studies, Andrea Benjamin develops a theory of co-ethnic endorsements, which points to the significance of elite cues from Black and Latino leaders. This book demonstrates that voters use elite co-ethnic endorsements to help inform their votes, that they do so particularly when race is salient in an election, and that this has real implications for representation and access to political benefits. 
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650 0 |a Voting research  |z United States. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |x Politics and government. 
650 0 |a Hispanic Americans  |x Politics and government. 
650 0 |a African Americans  |x Relations with Hispanic Americans  |x Political aspects. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Ethnic relations  |x Political aspects. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Race relations  |x Political aspects. 
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