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Racism Took 3 to 5 Percent of President Obama’s 2008 Support, Harvard PhD Claims

mediaite.com (11 months and 9 days ago)

Jun 14, 2012

Despite a 7+ point margin of victory, race may have taken anywhere from 3-5 percent of the popular vote from President Barack Obama in 2008. Harvard PhD candidate Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, whose research was released on June 9, compared Google searches with "racially charged language" against 2008 vote totals from areas across the nation to measure racism's effect on the election. The study controlled for votes Sen. John Kerry in 2004 to... full story

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Racism Took 3 to 5 Percent of President Obama’s 2008 Support, Harvard PhD Claims

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