2022
DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2022.675338
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Getting the Picture: Defining Race-Based Stereotypes in Politics

Abstract: This article considers electoral inter-group dynamics in Quebec, Canada, by focusing on what White voters expect from political candidates of color. While significant work has been done on the use of political heuristics such as race or gender-based framing by the media, we do not know as much about the way voters interpret and use these stereotypes in a political context. In this article, we consider voters' interpretation of race-based cues using qualitative evidence gathered in six focus groups. First, we e… Show more

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“…While no variable has a significant impact on the evaluation of Singh in model 1, in model 2, gender and age are both statistically significant. Conforming with theoretical expectations regarding the gender gap in support for left-wing political parties (Inglehart and Norris, 2000) as well as the traditional behavior of NDP supporters in Canada since 1993 (Bouchard, 2020), women are more likely to approve of Singh (2.3 in model 2). In model 2, Liberal partisanship is also associated with a more positive evaluation of Singh (5 for strong partisans and 4.87 for weak partisans), while Conservative partisanship has a negative impact on this variable.…”
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“…While no variable has a significant impact on the evaluation of Singh in model 1, in model 2, gender and age are both statistically significant. Conforming with theoretical expectations regarding the gender gap in support for left-wing political parties (Inglehart and Norris, 2000) as well as the traditional behavior of NDP supporters in Canada since 1993 (Bouchard, 2020), women are more likely to approve of Singh (2.3 in model 2). In model 2, Liberal partisanship is also associated with a more positive evaluation of Singh (5 for strong partisans and 4.87 for weak partisans), while Conservative partisanship has a negative impact on this variable.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Before 2011, most NDP voters were also anglophones. However, both in 2011 and 2015, francophones, mainly from Quebec, began to vote for the NDP in large numbers (Bouchard, 2020).…”
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confidence: 99%
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