There is currently a debate going on regarding the significance of deracialization as an ongoing development in American politics. The term "deracialization," when
             applied to American electoral politics, refers to the conduction of a political campaign by a black candidate in which racial issues and themes are minimized, if not avoided completely (Perry 1).
             This is done to increase white electoral support, and the candidate is usually running for a position in a
             district that has a white majority. Although deracialization has existed in the black political scene for a longer time,
             this concept was particularly important to the 1989
             elections in which nine African-American candidates were
             elected or reelected to public office (Perry 1).
             This election was not only important before of the
             number of African-Americans who were elected, but also
             because many of these positions represented the first time
             that an African-American had been elected to that particular
             position. Four of these nine successful candidates conducted
             Barone also points out that 1994 was an excellent
             election year for black candidates. New African-American
             candidates began emerging from the places that have produced
             successful female candidates - "the lower-ranking political offices that have traditionally been the stepping stones for
             ambitious politicians" (23).The debate concerning deracialization has two majorcomponents. First, scholars ask if deracialization trulyserves to increase the number of elected black officials;
             and, secondly, does conducting a deracialized campaign
             affect the subsequent performance of the candidate while in
             office? What kind of representation can blacks expect from
             Perry points out that it would be wrong to conclude
             based purely on ideology that public officials who use
             deracialization to win an election would not serve black
             interests. Additionally, he adds that deracialization does
             not thr...