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Frontloading the Primaries: African Americans No Longer Marginalized     Printer-Friendly Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 6/22/2007 View the Press Release Here (PDF). From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get A Vote Given that counterbalance to the view that the frontloading of the primary system is in all ways destructive, it is important to examine the new role African Americans might play in the upcoming primaries. For the first time, many of the states holding early—and thus potentially meaningful—contests have significant African-American populations. This may impact not only the election outcomes, but the substance of the dialogue of the debate in the campaigns. This latest issue brief from Tova Andrea Wang's Frontloading the Primaries series, will discuss this group's potential impact in terms of the Democratic primary. Download the PDF here. Edition: online    Ordering Information: The Century Foundation

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