Among voters lacking strong party preferences, Obama faces 20 percent handicap due to race bias

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 07:01 in Mathematics & Economics

An online study of eligible voters around the country revealed that the preference for whites over blacks is the strongest in the least politically-partisan voters. Among these voters, race biases against Barack Obama could produce as much as a 20 percent gap in the popular vote in a contest that would otherwise be equal.

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