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It’s become an article of faith in certain liberal circles that President Obama has triggered a racially motivated backlash among whites, which has contributed to his low approval ratings. But new Gallup data undermines that theory.
Of the course of its polling, Gallup asked Americans whether they approved or disapproved of Obama’s handling of 13 different issues. As it turns out, race relations was the one issue on which a majority of Americans —53 percent — approved.
Rounding out the bottom was immigration at 29 percent and the federal deficit at 31 percent. Just 40 percent approved of his handling of health care policy.
This poll suggests that Obama’s political problems stem from his unpopular agenda and the objectively bad economy, rather than race.
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Jeff| 8.11.10 @ 5:00PM
gee, I hope you really didn't need a poll to tell you that ...
I understand it helps to have that sort of data to fight off the knee-jerk "RACISTS" screams that are hurled at you for the slightest disagreement with Obama ...
Guess what, now the Dems will commission a poll with skewed questions that "proves" we have racist motives ...
I know Obama thinks highly of himself but all of the policies being opposed were written by Pelosi and Reid ... frankly Obama is simply the front man ...
Robert Pinkerton| 8.12.10 @ 6:51AM
"... frankly Obama is simply the front man ..."
To quote Robert A. Heinlein, "Truth cannot be too often repeated." Yes, the person of the President is important. What so many seem to miss, though, is that so are the identities and politics of those individuals who closely surround the President, or Presidential candidate. To whom does he listen?
Bob the Engineer| 8.11.10 @ 6:31PM
The problem is not that Barry is black, it's because he is red.
Ms. Jones| 8.13.10 @ 9:11AM
Funny, before he was elected, my objection to BHO was that he is green--as in inexperienced, inept and incompetent.
Jon| 8.11.10 @ 9:14PM
What's funny is that it's white liberals who are the majority behind this 'white backlash' theory. Perhaps it's the white liberals who are the racist ones.
cautiousOne| 8.13.10 @ 12:03AM
and so are the black liberals. very much so
Derek Leaberry| 8.12.10 @ 8:27AM
People tend to lie when it comes to race. Perhaps if Mr. Klein would bar-hop for a while in rural and suburban Maryland, his analysis, such as it is, might be altered.
Pete| 8.12.10 @ 10:52AM
I have seen comments were black people are saying the white part of Barry has taken over and white people are saying the black part has taken over. Interesting.
Derek Leaberry| 8.12.10 @ 1:29PM
Barack Obama's white mother taught him to strongly favor his black genetics over his white genetics.
Oldefarte| 8.12.10 @ 11:14AM
Yea, it's all about RACE, according to the idiots of the world! Maybe, just maybe, it's all about his EXTREMIST-RADICALISM [as defined pre 11/08 by his childhood environment, his adult associations, his kept-secret college written paperwork, his political proclamations,etc]. Duh ya thinks!!!!!!
Alan Brooks| 8.12.10 @ 3:26PM
But for every Rev. Wright there is a David Duke.
Warrior | 8.12.10 @ 3:48PM
But for every Rev. Wright there is a Robert Byrd. Statements void of any rational thought. As soon as a disciple of David Duke is POTUS, we can begin that comparison.
peter johnson cox| 8.13.10 @ 11:15AM
yeah, that works if you ignore the last 40 years of sen. byrd's congressional career...and the rating he got from civil rights groups during that part of his life
JF| 8.13.10 @ 3:43PM
And for every Rev. Wright there is a Malik Zulu Shabazz, George Wallace (Democrat - Alabama - presidential candidate), Al Gore Sr. (lobbied against the Voter's Rights act), William Fulbright (Bill Clinton's mentor) as well as Robert Byrd (Grand Kleagel of the KKK.) As Warrior stated, when a conservative is mentored by a white supremacist, then your comparison might have some legs. BTW, no one gives a rat's patoot that Rev. Wright is black, but the fact that he is certifiably nuts and a communist to boot is disturbing.