Book · 2020 · Political Science
Steadfast Democrats
How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior
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Yes so one is one I've already mentioned steadfast Democrats by Ismail white and Cheryl L looking at the history of black politics in the modern era and specifically focusing on why black voters have been so solidly in the Democratic Coalition for so long.
The best things said about it
There's a great book called steadfast Democrats that talks about how the black vote is always so high because that's the only socially acceptable vote in that Community because you always are black in America.
Why people recommend it
Steadfast Democrats by Ismail K. White and Chryl N. Laird is a political science book that investigates the historical evolution of Black politics in the modern era and examines why Black voters have remained overwhelmingly aligned with the Democratic coalition. Patrick Ruffini recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show, describing it as a vital text that analyzes the social pressures and voting norms within the Black community. He noted that the authors explore how one might have expected demographic shifts away from the Democratic party based on various social changes, yet strong community expectations maintained solidarity. Michael Podhorzer also referenced the book on the same podcast, explaining that high voter turnout among Black Americans stems partly from community standards where supporting the dominant political coalition functions as a socially enforced expectation. Both guests highlighted the work as an essential tool for understanding group identity, historical voting patterns, and the powerful social mechanisms driving political cohesion in modern American elections.
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Patrick Ruffini yes so one is one I've already mentioned steadfast Democrats by Ismail white and Cheryl L looking at the hi… 2
“and there's a great book I was probably going to call it out at the end with your three books a segment called steadfast Democrats by Ismail white and Cheryl L which really talks about the ways in which we would have expected black voters to move more away from the Democratic party based on changes and sort of their”
“yes so one is one I've already mentioned steadfast Democrats by Ismail white and Cheryl L looking at the history of black politics in the modern era and specifically focusing on why black voters have been so solidly in the Democratic Coalition for so long”
Michael Podhorzer there's a great book called steadfast Democrats that talks about how the black vote is always so high becau… 1
“there's a great book called steadfast Democrats that talks about how the black vote is always so high because that's the only socially acceptable vote in that Community because you always are black in America”
