Obama's race: the 2008 election and the dream of a post-racial America

Introduction: Obama as post-racial?

Background: race in presidential elections

Racialized momentum: the two sides of racialization in the primaries

The general election: the two sides of racialization and short-term political dynamics

The spillover of racialization

The racialized voting patterns of racial and ethnic minorities

The paradox of gender traditionalists' support for Hillary Clinton

Beyond black and white: Obama as "other"

Is the Obama presidency post-racial?: evidence from his first year in office.