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    “In the U.S., there’s a small percentage of people who in nationwide surveys say they won’t vote for a qualified black presidential candidate,” Professor Dovidio said. “But a bigger factor is the aversive racists, those who don’t think that they’re racist.”

    Faced with a complex decision, he said, aversive racists feel doubts about a black person that they don’t feel about an identical white. “These doubts tend to be attributed not to the person’s race — because that would be racism — but deflected to other areas that can be talked about, such as lack of experience,” he added."

    • I'm always reminded of this when people who don't like McCain say they're still holding out for more "specifics" or because of experiencehallelujah
    • because of experiencehallelujah
    • I'm fully expecting the crazy bigots to come out in full force when Obama is elected...SigDesign

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