Elite Rhetoric and Racism: Private Attitudes Versus Public Expressions of Racial Hostility

• In Event: Experiments Using Identity Appeals in Minority Politics

Brief Overview

Trump has violated longstanding norms with his explicitly racialized rhetoric. Has this increased racial hostility, made public racism more socially acceptable, or both? This paper uses a survey experiment to explore these critical questions.

Author

• Pavielle E. Haines, University of Denver