Race, Region, and Vote Choice in the 2008 Election: Implications for the Future of the Voting Rights Act

The election of an African American as President of the United States has raised questions regarding the continued relevance and even constitutionality of various provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Barack Obama’s apparent success among white voters in 2008 has caused some commentators to que...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ansolabehere, Stephen, Persily, Nathaniel, Stewart III, Charles
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard Law Review Pub. Association 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71658