Opinions on President Obama's management of race relations during his tenure is right there in black and white, a new poll shows.
Large majorities of African-Americans and Hispanic Americans said they felt Obama improved race relations in the U.S. during his time in office, while a far smaller number of white Americans said they felt the same way, a Pew Research Center poll released Monday found.
More than six in 10 (62%) of people polled, regardless of race, said the President improved race relations or "at least tried to," but 25% overall said he made them worse.
The results broke down starkly among racial lines, with a whopping 85% of African-American respondents and 74% of Hispanic respondents saying that Obama helped improve race relations.
But only 52% of white respondents agreed — and 32% said he actually made race relations worse.
The poll, conducted by phone among 3,769 adults between Feb. 29 and May 8, did not ask for specifics in how Obama made race relations better or worse.
It also found that a huge difference remained in attitudes about the state of overall race relations.
About half (46%) of white people polled said race relations are generally good, while 45% said they were bad.
Black respondents, however, were far less optimistic: 61% said they were bad, while only 34% said they were good — a finding affirmed by another question in the survey asking about whether responders had themselves personally experienced discrimination.
More than two-thirds (71%) of black respondents said they had experienced discrimination because of their race, while only 30% of white respondents said the same thing.
Many Americans had hoped that Obama's historic election as the first black President would bring about better race relations, Juliana Horowitz, a Pew director who helped administer the poll.
Fairly or unfairly, Obama was met with broad criticism during many of the flashpoint racial incidents that occurred during his presidency, with many saying he should have done more and others saying he should have stayed out of the national discussion altogether.
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Blacks and Whites Don't Agree on the State of Race Relations in the U.S.
Large majorities of African-Americans and Hispanic Americans said they felt Obama improved race relations in the U.S. during his time in office, while a far smaller number of white Americans said they felt the same way, a Pew Research Center poll released Monday found.
More than six in 10 (62%) of people polled, regardless of race, said the President improved race relations or "at least tried to," but 25% overall said he made them worse.
The results broke down starkly among racial lines, with a whopping 85% of African-American respondents and 74% of Hispanic respondents saying that Obama helped improve race relations.
But only 52% of white respondents agreed — and 32% said he actually made race relations worse.
The poll, conducted by phone among 3,769 adults between Feb. 29 and May 8, did not ask for specifics in how Obama made race relations better or worse.
It also found that a huge difference remained in attitudes about the state of overall race relations.
About half (46%) of white people polled said race relations are generally good, while 45% said they were bad.
Black respondents, however, were far less optimistic: 61% said they were bad, while only 34% said they were good — a finding affirmed by another question in the survey asking about whether responders had themselves personally experienced discrimination.
More than two-thirds (71%) of black respondents said they had experienced discrimination because of their race, while only 30% of white respondents said the same thing.
Many Americans had hoped that Obama's historic election as the first black President would bring about better race relations, Juliana Horowitz, a Pew director who helped administer the poll.
Fairly or unfairly, Obama was met with broad criticism during many of the flashpoint racial incidents that occurred during his presidency, with many saying he should have done more and others saying he should have stayed out of the national discussion altogether.
http://www.nydailynews.co .. icle-1.2690312Blacks and Whites Don't Agree on the State of Race Relations in the U.S.
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