Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Why are Black governors and U.S. Senators so rare? Racial bias against Black challengers, 2000-2020
  • The racialization of Black candidates
  • The response of Black candidates
  • The Deval Patrick and Harold Ford, Jr. campaigns of 2006
  • The 2013 Cory Booker and 2014 Anthony Brown campaigns
  • When Black women run-the run: The 2018 Stacey Abrams and 2020 Kamala Harris campaigns
  • The Booker experiment
  • The criminal pardon experiment
  • Conclusion.