Mr. Duke's issue is welfare abuse, but he symbolizes something larger: white backlash.
Mr. Fulcher maintains he was removed from office because of a "white backlash."
Democrats fear the Georgia suit could set off a white backlash that would help Republicans, particularly if it disrupts this year's elections.
These confrontations could be hilarious, but the white backlash of the early 70's also made them dangerous.
Other realty companies in Canarsie were hesitant to talk about their experiences with black customers and the potential for white backlash.
Moreover, as in other blue-collar states, the Dukakis forces plainly worry about white backlash.
I will not attempt to appeal to the white backlash.
Voting results that November in many state and local elections reflected a white backlash.
Washington advocated a "go slow" approach to avoid a harsh white backlash.
The result was a backlash which startled the city elites, black as well as white.