Campaign 2008

Color, culture and the race for the White House

A recent Associated Press poll suggests that racial prejudice could cost Obama as much as 6 percentage points of support. Midmorning asks what role race will play in this presidential election.

Guests

• Robert Jensen: Journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of "The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege."
• Ta-Nehisi Coates: writes for Atlantic Monthly. He is author of "The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood."

Resources

• About Robert Jensen
• About Ta-Nehisi Coates