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How 'strategic' bias keeps Americans from voting for women and candidates of color

  • Written by Regina Bateson, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs and the Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
How 'strategic' bias keeps Americans from voting for women and candidates of colorWomen like congressional candidate Cori Bush from Missouri face greater obstacles than white men when trying to reach political office.Getty Images for Supermajority

When Americans vote this fall, the candidates on their ballots will not reflect the diversity of the United States.

Despite recent gains, women and people of color still do not run...

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