The Case for Identity Politics: Polarization, Demographic Change, and Racial Appeals

by Christopher T Stout and Christopher T. Stout

Following the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2016, many prominent scholars and political pundits argued that a successful Democratic Party in the future must abandon identity politics. While these calls for Democrats to distance themselves from such strategies have received much attention, there is scant academic work that empirically tests whether nonracial campaigns provide an advantage to Democrats today. As Christopher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813944988
• ISBN13: 9780813944982
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher