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Race: The White Elephant in the Room

'The White Elephant in the Room' is strongly recommended reading which substantively counters much of the post-election information about how and why Bush won. The speed at which it was 'determined' that Evangelicals were a crucial factor has always been suspect in my mind, though I have bought into the 'Values Voter' meme, too. As well, the inroads Bush was purported to have made among minority voters always seemed suspect to me; now we now they are.

There was no more telling factor in this race than the simple divide between whites and minorities. Bush made his strongest gains among relatively non-religious whites. Why that is, and what it portends for future races is the key to understanding the lessons of 10/2/04.

posted by Michael Bryan @ 12/06/2004 07:41:00 PM