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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Racism, the Bradley effect and Obama

New studies show that the effect is gone, even if the underlying racism is not.
Thomas Schaller

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  • Tuesday, September 30, 2008 09:07 AM

    On the other hand...

    ...as a racist, very conservative, Hillary-hating older relative of mine said, "Obama is half white!"

    I rolled my eyes and bit my tongue. She lives in Ohio, and she's voting for him because she hates Sarah Palin even more.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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