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Response To Sadow, Philip Klinkner, Richard Skinner
Response To Sadow, Philip Klinkner, Richard Skinner
Richard M. Skinner
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Black, White, Brown And Cajun: The Racial Dynamics Of The 2003 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election, Richard Skinner, Philip Klinkner
Black, White, Brown And Cajun: The Racial Dynamics Of The 2003 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election, Richard Skinner, Philip Klinkner
Richard M. Skinner
The recent gubernatorial election in Louisiana suggests that racial issues remain salient in the Deep South. Pre-election polls showed Republican Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American supported by George W. Bush and Governor Mike Foster, with a comfortable lead. However, Democratic Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco may have benefited from white voters’ discomfort with supporting a brown-skinned Indian-American. Her performance, both absolutely and relative to normal Democratic showings, correlates strongly with the support won by David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klansman, who ran as Republican in 1991. These findings also suggest that efforts to build a more racially diverse Republican party may …
Do 527’S Add Up To A Party? Thinking About The “Shadows” Of Politics, Richard Skinner
Do 527’S Add Up To A Party? Thinking About The “Shadows” Of Politics, Richard Skinner
Richard M. Skinner
The creation and activities of the so-called 527 political organizations during the 2004 campaign support the framework created by John Aldrich in Why Parties? They also support the notion of a “party network”: a web of actors united behind the common pursuit of power under a shared label. The 527s were created by individuals deeply embedded in the party networks, were staffed by political professionals long active in party politics, and pursued strategies supportive of party aims. The party networks showed their flexibility by absorbing “outside” groups such as MoveOn.org and Swift Boat Veterans. The activities of the 527 …