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In the 1989 Va gubernatorial campaign, all published preelection surveys overestimated the vote share of the black candidate & eventual victor, Douglas Wilder. Here, a social desirability interpretation of the polls' inaccuracies is offered, hypothesizing that claiming support for Wilder was the socially desirable response for some whites, in light of the fact that the interviewer was black. Analysis of telephone survey data from 256 registered Va voters, reveals a race-of-interviewer effect of 8-11 percentage points; the effects were greatest among white Democrats & among whites uncertain of their vote intention. Implications of these findings for race-of-interviewer research & for improving the accuracy of preelection forecasts in racially-mixed contests are discussed. 5 Tables, 26 References. Adapted from the source document.

Although he was one of the most important African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century, George Henry White has been one of the least remembered. A North Carolina representative from 1897 to 1901, White was the last man of his race to serve in Congress during the post-Reconstruction period, and nearly thirty years would pass before another African American was elected to either the House or Senate. At once the most acclaimed and reviled symbol of the freed slaves whose cause he heralded, White remains today largely a footnote to history. In this exhaustively researched biography, Benjamin R. Justesen rescues from obscurity the fascinating story of this compelling figure's life and accomplishments.

All preelection surveys of the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial contest overestimated the vote share of the black candidate and victor, Douglas Wilder. Offers a 'social desirability' interpretation of the polls' inaccuracies and hypothesizes that claiming support for Wilder was the socially desirable response for some whites, especially when the interviewer was black. (Abstract amended)