African-American voters, issues and leaders played a more pivotal role in the elections of 1992 than at any time in history. However, the nature and contours of that participation were quite different from before, and the significance of their role in the electoral process was in many respects quite unexpected. Despite the unforeseen twists and turns of the 1992 elections, the overall logic of the presidential campaign was strategically quite lucid, and anticipates what may be the shape of racial politics in the 19902 and beyond.
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