Mr Brands: In regards to race you may be interested in this tidbit.
There is political theory called the Bradley Effect in which a black candidate runs against a white candidate and exit polls show the black candidate winning but the actual results have the white candidate winning. "It was named after Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who lost the 1982 California gubernatorial election to California attorney general George Deukmejian, a white person, despite Bradley being ahead in voter polls " implying people lied to the pollsters to avoid being seen as racist.
Except there is really NO such thing as a Bradley Effect. The polls were correct.. for people voting in person. Had that been the only votes, Bradley would have won. But MAIL IN ballots from overwhelmingly white and elderly voters all went to Deukmejian.
Mr Brands: In regards to race you may be interested in this tidbit.
There is political theory called the Bradley Effect in which a black candidate runs against a white candidate and exit polls show the black candidate winning but the actual results have the white candidate winning. "It was named after Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who lost the 1982 California gubernatorial election to California attorney general George Deukmejian, a white person, despite Bradley being ahead in voter polls " implying people lied to the pollsters to avoid being seen as racist.
Except there is really NO such thing as a Bradley Effect. The polls were correct.. for people voting in person. Had that been the only votes, Bradley would have won. But MAIL IN ballots from overwhelmingly white and elderly voters all went to Deukmejian.
Very interesting. Thanks for pointing this out.