Examining whites' anti-black attitudes after Obama?s presidency

We develop and test competing theoretical expectations about the level and effects of white prejudice against blacks in the aftermath of America?s first black presidency. Using both cross-sectional and panel survey datasets of nationally representative samples of Americans, we find little evidence that any of the following declined during Obama?s presidency: white opposition to black leaders, white opposition to policies intended to benefit blacks, white prejudice against blacks, or the impact of prejudice on white vote choice. Furthermore, the impact of prejudice on policy opinion appears to have increased over this time period, even beyond existing findings indicating a spillover of racialization. These findings suggest that Obama?s rise to power increased whites? perception that blacks threaten their dominant position in the United States.