The concept of racist dehumanization is essential for political scientists who seek to
understand the nature, scope, and consequences of white racial prejudice in the United …

This article reviews the literature on the persistence of racial cues and appeals in American
elections. I focus on three central themes: racial priming, the influence of the Obama …

What does it take for women to win political office? This book uncovers a gendered
qualifications gap, showing that women need to be significantly more qualified than men to …

Scholars voice increasing interest in strategic ambiguity—a strategy whereby parties
intentionally conceal their positions on divisive issues. Scholars contend that strategic …

This chapter reviews the literature on the intersection between prejudice and politics,
focused largely on prejudice and politics in the United States. The first two sections of the …

Uncertainty is ubiquitous in elections, and candidates and parties often intentionally create
uncertainty to benefit themselves. However, there is no consensus in existing research on …

This paper investigates the consequences of voter uncertainty on voter–party ideological
congruence. Building on the theory of motivated reasoning, it argues that voter feelings …

A great deal of work in the domain of race and politics has focused on two phenomena:
racial prejudice and racial solidarity. Scholarship on racial prejudice has primarily examined …

How do racial signals associating a candidate with minority supporters change voters'
perceptions about a candidate and their support for a candidate? Given the presence of …

Work on candidate positioning suggests that ambiguous statements help candidates by
broadening their appeal and providing leeway to take different positions once in office …