Racial Attitudes and American Politics in the Trump Era

Flashcards about Racial Attitudes and American Politics in the Trump Era

Republicans depend on a coalition of __.

Wealthy and ethnocentric voters

The Republican base was increasingly animated by __, __, and __ during Obama's presidency.

Racial resentment, ethnocentrism, and Islamophobia

Eric Cantor, Republican House Majority Leader, lost the 2014 primary due to __.

Tepid support for immigration

One choice of the predominantly white party is to explicitly appeal even more to __ in an effort to turn out and win more Whites.

Whites' ethnic antagonisms

__ increasingly identify as Republican.

Low education, racially conservative whites increasingly identify as Republican.

Anti-immigrant sentiment was activated by fears of and under Obama.

Changing demographics and a declining white majority

Islamophobic opposition was activated by __.

Widespread misperceptions of Obama's religion.

__ was strongly linked to support for Trump in the primaries.

Ethnocentric misinformation

__ immediately fueled Trump's rise to the top of the Republican Party.

Concerns about immigration

In the 2016 General Election, __.

Obama may have put a ceiling on the influence of racial attitudes in general election votes for president.

According to Clinton 2017, Identity politics is __.

Simple Justice

__ when whites struggle, their troubles are generally attributed to situational forces (e.g., outsourcing).

The ultimate attribution error occurs

During the age of Trump, there has been a __.

Trump significantly expands growing racialization of mass politics during Obama presidency