tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/11/2008
—
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 ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
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. ...
Related Content
Poll: Americans Believe Obama Will Win the Election
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 11/3/2008 — Nearly three-quarters of Americans think Democrat Barack Obama will win the presidential election by a point spread of 54 percent to 43 for Republican John McCain, with 3 percent for a candidate representing another party, according to a new poll.
How Republicans View African-Americans
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/16/2008 —
This is in an official Republican Party flier : The October
newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if
Obama is elected his image will appear on food stamps -- instead of
dollar bills like other presidents. The statement is followed by an
illustration of ...
African Americans are especially at risk in the auto crisis
epi.org 12/8/2008 — Economic Snapshots See Snapshots archive . Snapshot for December 5, 2008. African Americans are especially at risk in the auto crisis by Robert E. Scott and Christian Dorsey , with research assistance from Emily Garr and Jin Dai The motor vehicle and ...
Poll Finds Support for Obama's War Views
washingtonpost.com 12/16/2008 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
Poll: 7 in 10 Americans Say Obama Will Win
gallup.com 10/28/2008 — PRINCETON, NJ -- By a 71% to 23% margin, Americans expect that Barack Obama will be elected president in next Tuesday's election, including a 49% to 46% ratio of John McCain's own supporters who say Obama, rather than their own candidate, will win. ...
What does Chicago want from President Obama? —
(Obsolete Feed) 11/11/2008
In the days before the election, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley downplayed drama surrounding Barack Obama's logistically nightmarish election-night rally in Grant Park. "Could you see me saying no to Senator Obama?" he asked. Now that Obama has won ...