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Weaver, Vesla. "THE COLOR OF THE CAMPAIGN: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Influence of Skin Color on Candidate Evaluation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63775_index.html>

Weaver, V. , 2003-08-27 "THE COLOR OF THE CAMPAIGN: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Influence of Skin Color on Candidate Evaluation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63775_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: As an outcome of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, vote dilution of blacks was made illegal, and blacks were soon able to elect black candidates to office. However, only two percent of all elected officials in the U.S. are black, while blacks make up over 12 percent of the population.1 Further exacerbating this inequality in representation, redistricting has �maxed out� the number of minority-majority districts, ultimately placing a ceiling on the number of minority representatives. However, few studies have focused on the intellectual and practical puzzle of why, despite the legislation enacted to alleviate barriers to minority voting, minorities have been underrepresented in office. The fact that black candidates are disadvantaged by at-large elections has been well documented. But why black candidates don�t receive the support of white voters has been almost completely ignored.

Race, Skin Color, and Candidate Preference

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Candidate Race and the Electoral Calculus of Black and White Voters