Mitt Romney and Minority Voters: A Conversation with Emory Political Scientist Andra Gillespie

As Mitt Romney prepared to accept the presidential nomination of the Republican Party, some of his supporters and party officials were trying to figure out how to convince more minority voters to cast their ballots for him, and for other GOP candidates.  The roster of speakers at the Republican convention emphasized diversity, but it will take more than that to win enough minority votes to carry some key swing states.  That’s the view of Emory University political scientist Andra Gillespie.  She spoke with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer.  (For broadcast version, click the top button; for expanded version, click the bottom button.)