Black, White, and Green: Race and Campaign Spending in the 2008 Election.

The article provides information on a research paper by researchers Philip Klinkner and Jesse Stinebring of the Hamilton College, Clinton, New York which analyses the impact of the race of U.S. President Barack Obama on the outcome of the 2008 election. It also examines the impact of Obama's massive spending advantage in boosting his vote beyond that predicted by election models employing standard political and economic variables.