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| − | '''The Bradley effect''' is a term to describe voter discrepancies, telling opinion pollsters they prefer a candidate and then voting for a different candidate on election day. The phrase came about after the 1982 California governors race | + | '''The Bradley effect''' is a term to describe voter discrepancies, telling opinion pollsters they prefer a candidate and then voting for a different candidate on election day. The phrase came about after the 1982 California governors race in which [[Los Angeles]] Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American Democrat, unexpectedly lost his candidacy for governor of [[California]] to candidate George Deukmejian, a white [[Republican]], after pollsters were predicting Bradley's victory. The theory is that people do not want to appear racist, so they say they will vote for a minority candidate, even if they aren't planning on it. |
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Revision as of 02:05, October 20, 2008
The Bradley effect is a term to describe voter discrepancies, telling opinion pollsters they prefer a candidate and then voting for a different candidate on election day. The phrase came about after the 1982 California governors race in which Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American Democrat, unexpectedly lost his candidacy for governor of California to candidate George Deukmejian, a white Republican, after pollsters were predicting Bradley's victory. The theory is that people do not want to appear racist, so they say they will vote for a minority candidate, even if they aren't planning on it.
2008 Democratic Primaries
In California and other states, Barack Obama was leading in the polls to Hillary Clinton. In California's primary, Obama lost by a landslide 10 percentage points after a late survey showed him ahead by 13 points. The Bradley effect was invoked. [1] Political scientist Bethany Albertson used data from 32 Democratic primaries this year. She found evidence of the Bradley Effect in three states, California, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
2008 Presidential Race
Democrats are worried that their candidate will fail to capture the Presidency and will likely use The Bradley effect as an explaination. [2]
References
- ↑ The Bradley Effect? RealClearPolitics.com, February 11, 2008
- ↑ Study: Obama Could Benefit From 'Reverse Bradley Effect' Fox News, October 17, 2008
