Black turnout was down in 2016, costing Hillary Clinton pivotal votes and raising questions about whether post-Obama Democrats can mobilize black voters. We know President Trump is angering and mobilizing a lot of white Democrats but that may not translate the same way for black voters. [UCI Assistant Professor] Davin Phoenix finds that black Americans express less anger than white Americans and anger does not stimulate them as much to participate in politics.


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