The souls of white folk
The souls of white folk
- May 14, 2021
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, The Economist, May 14, 2021
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Michael Tesler, [associate professor, political science], of the University of California,
Irvine, notes that Barack Obama’s victory set off a fresh exodus of whites away from
the Democrats. “It took the election of the first black president for some white Americans
to work out that the Democratic Party is the party of non-whites,” he says.
For the full story, please visit https://www.economist.com/special-report/2021/05/14/the-souls-of-white-folk.
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