U.S.: Obama’s up on overall approval, down on race relations
- 53% approval rating, which is up slightly (+/- 3%)
On race relations:
- 58% of Americans thought Obama would change race relations before his inauguration
- 41% of Americans say he’s actually improved race relations in his first full year in office source
- Where was the freefall? Strangely enough, it was largest among other blacks. While white voters dipped to about 40 percent from 55 percent, blacks were at 75 percent a year ago, free-falling to 51 percent – a 24-point decline.