NEW STUDY SHOWS BUSH VOTERS HARBOR RACIAL BIAS

So is anyone surprised? Unquestionably, Republicans have been aware of, and have taken political advantage of, such prejudices for years. What else have the Southern Strategy and Willie Horton incidents been all about?

"Obviously, such research does not speak at all to the question of the prejudice level of the president," said Banaji, "but it does show that George W. Bush is appealing as a leader to those Americans who harbor greater anti-black prejudice."
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"If anyone in Washington is skeptical about these findings, they are in denial," he said. "We have 50 years of evidence that racial prejudice predicts voting. Republicans are supported by whites with prejudice against blacks. If people say, 'This takes me aback,' they are ignoring a huge volume of research."

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