Logan S. Casey, Author at The Plot

Logan S. Casey

Logan S. Casey is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Michigan. His dissertation examines the influence of disgust on public opinion about LGBT people and issues. In addition to this PSRM article, Logan recently published a spotlight in PS: Political Science & Politics on the politics of the recent Ebola crisis. He is a recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Fellowship. Outside of academia, Logan volunteers in local politics and is also a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Is Exposure Enough? Reducing Racial Prejudice in Candidate Evaluations

by Arthur Lupia, Kristyn L. Karl and Logan S. Casey August 4, 2015 Social Policy 0

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008, many argued the historical milestone of electing a black president marked a significant turning point in American racial politics and attitudes. In a Gallup poll run at the time, more than two-thirds of Americans said that Obama’s election was either the most important advance for blacks in the past 100 years, or among the top three most important advances.