"Wilder effect" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Wilder effect [canonical]
Etymology: Named in reference to the 1989 race for Governor of Virginia between Democrat L. Douglas Wilder, an African-American, and Republican Marshall Coleman, who was white. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Wilder effect
  1. (US, politics) Synonym of Bradley effect (“theory about white voters and polling”) Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: Bradley effect [synonym, synonym-of]

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