“There’s a sense among many African-Americans that their community is under attack again by Republicans over voting rights issues and civil rights,” says political scientist Kerry Haynie. “It’s a throwback to the 1960s in some respects.”
In an interview with NPR, Duke political scientist Kerry Haynie says of statewide politics, “This state has come a long way, and to sense that we are sliding back or moving back to an era that we fought long and hard to move away from has motivated me in ways that, you know, I hadn't been motivated in the past.”
"This law (in North Carolina) could compromise the integrity of the vote. The stakes are pretty dire. And it doesn't matter who wins. Here, it's about the integrity of our democratic process.”
The ruling on the voter ID law “could potentially affect the outcome of the presidential race in North Carolina, the (U.S.) Senate race and the governorship,” says a Duke political scientist.
“On a wide variety of issues, the youngest generation of voters is more likely to reject the racist style that increasingly defines American politics.”
“Either presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump does not understand how the American judicial system functions, or else he is singling out American judges who are of Mexican heritage or Muslim for scapegoating in the public sphere.”
“Critiquing his personality or contradicting his claims with facts ironically fuels his very appeal, which is grounded in a kind of professional victimhood. Rather than focusing on Trump’s personality, we do better to consider the deep historical roots to his race-based appeals to white voters.”
While exploring how people can oppose Donald Trump’s message of racism and xenophobia while at the same time making his supporters feel like they have a voice, Ph.D. candidate Aaron Ancell came across an unlikely Durham story that he hopes will encourage others.
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Hillary Clinton fighting ‘enthusiasm gap’ among some black voters
“There’s a sense among many African-Americans that their community is under attack again by Republicans over voting rights issues and civil rights,” says political scientist Kerry Haynie. “It’s a throwback to the 1960s in some respects.”
The Charlotte Observer
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Hillary Clinton depends on black voters in hopes to win North Carolina
In an interview with NPR, Duke political scientist Kerry Haynie says of statewide politics, “This state has come a long way, and to sense that we are sliding back or moving back to an era that we fought long and hard to move away from has motivated me in ways that, you know, I hadn't been motivated in the past.”
NPR
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New voting laws in the South could affect millions of African Americans
"This law (in North Carolina) could compromise the integrity of the vote. The stakes are pretty dire. And it doesn't matter who wins. Here, it's about the integrity of our democratic process.”
NBC News
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Kerry Haynie on Trump’s appeals to black voters
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Tillis helped create NC voter ID law, but ruling on it likely won’t hurt him
The ruling on the voter ID law “could potentially affect the outcome of the presidential race in North Carolina, the (U.S.) Senate race and the governorship,” says a Duke political scientist.
The News & Observer
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Francisco Ramos on race relations
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Young voters are much more likely to reject Trump’s racism
“On a wide variety of issues, the youngest generation of voters is more likely to reject the racist style that increasingly defines American politics.”
Fusion
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Commentary: A litmus test for Trump’s racism
“Either presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump does not understand how the American judicial system functions, or else he is singling out American judges who are of Mexican heritage or Muslim for scapegoating in the public sphere.”
The Hill
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The politics of bigotry: Donald Trump and the rise of white racial victimhood
“Critiquing his personality or contradicting his claims with facts ironically fuels his very appeal, which is grounded in a kind of professional victimhood. Rather than focusing on Trump’s personality, we do better to consider the deep historical roots to his race-based appeals to white voters.”
Salon
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Should opponents marginalize Trump supporters?
While exploring how people can oppose Donald Trump’s message of racism and xenophobia while at the same time making his supporters feel like they have a voice, Ph.D. candidate Aaron Ancell came across an unlikely Durham story that he hopes will encourage others.