We Choose You

How Black Voters Decide Which Candidates to Support

Julian J. Wamble (George Washington University, Washington DC)

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Cambridge University Press
13 February 2025

Constitution: government & the state

In We Choose You, Julian J. Wamble investigates the sophisticated process of Black voter candidate selection. Contrary to the common assumption that Black voters will support Black politicians, Wamble explores what considerations, outside of race, partisanship, and gender, Black voters use to choose certain representatives over others. The book complicates our view of candidate selection, expands our understanding of identity's role in the representative-constituent paradigm, and provides a framework through which scholars can determine a candidates preferability for other identity groups. Wamble uses original experimental tests on Black respondents to prove that Black voters prefer a politician, regardless of race, who shows a commitment to prioritizing the racial group's interest through personal sacrifice. Novel and timely, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of Black political behavior and will only gain salience as the significance of the Black vote increases in upcoming elections.

By: Julian J. Wamble (George Washington University Washington DC)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 471g
ISBN: 9781009483124
ISBN 10: 1009483129
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 13 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; 1. The historical foundations of community commitment; 2. Community commitment signalling framework; 3. The nuances in black voters' candidate selection process; 4. An aggregate test of community commitment signalling; 5. Community commitment signalling & black candidate evaluations; 6. Community commitment signalling & white candidate evaluations; Conclusion; References; Index; Appendices.

Julian J. Wamble is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. His research has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Journal of Politics.

Reviews for We Choose You: How Black Voters Decide Which Candidates to Support

'Wamble offers an innovative perspective on the question of what drives candidate support in the Black community. He argues that these voters are most attracted to candidates who have signaled their sacrifice on behalf of collective Black interests. I found We Chose You to be fascinating, thorough, deeply theoretical, and ultimately persuasive.' Vincent L. Hutchings, Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor, The University of Michigan 'This book delves into how Black voters select candidates. Is it based primarily on the candidate's race? Wamble asserts that Black people consider other factors, favoring group prioritization over self-interest. We Choose You is an original, must-read treatment of Black politics.' Katherine Tate, Professor of Political Science, Brown University 'We Choose You is one of the most important books published in recent years on Black American political behavior. It offers a fresh new take on questions about the centrality of race to black political judgments and deeply engages the complexity of descriptive representation in Black political decision making. It is well researched, well written and insightful. It will soon be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding race and ethnic politics.' Ismail K. White, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University