Pay Attention: The “Bradley Effect” Will Probably Get McCain Elected
By Daniel Miessler on May 11th, 2008: Tagged as America | Obama | Racism
I hate being a pessimist, but I’d rather be a realist than a fool. That being said, it’s time to learn about the Bradley Effect.
The Bradley Effect is where white voters poll as supporting a non-white candidate (or as undecided) all the way up to the election, but when it comes time to actually vote they go for the white guy. It’s a sociology thing; they want to be the progressive guy in public but when protected by anonymity the racism shows itself.
Make it part of your vocabulary; the Bradley Effect might just screw this country for another four years.
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Could end up being true…
However, Hilary is white and obviously Obama is beating her. The difference however is that she is a woman, so it is almost like asking if you are more sexist or more racist. I think Bush has done enough damage to the cliche “republican old white guy” image to give Obama the edge he needs in 2008.
Comment by None — 5/12/2008 @ 6:30 am
if that’s the case, daniel, why haven’t we seen the bradley effect in action in the primaries as well?
Comment by hot carl — 5/12/2008 @ 11:20 pm
Hot Carl,
I think it mostly applies to the main event.
Comment by Daniel Miessler — 5/13/2008 @ 12:43 am
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