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Poll: Obama's Election Improves African-Americans' Views Of America
A new Rasmussen poll suggests that Barack Obama's election has had an immediate impact on race relations, with a dramatic upswing in the percentage of African-Americans who have a positive view of America. The poll shows 42% of black voters saying that American society is fair and decent, a ...
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Poll: Obama’s election boosts African-Americans’ views of America.
Think Progress — Via TPM Election Central, a new Rasmussen poll shows that the election of Barack Obama has had an immediate impact on many African-Americans’ views of America. The poll, taken two days after Obama was elected, found that “the percentage of black voters who view American society as fair and decent jumped 18 points to 42%.” The percentage saying that America is still unfair and discriminatory fell from 64 percent in early October to 46 percent today. ...

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