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“More and more Americans dislike the president’s policies. […] 'Along ethnic lines, Obama did best among black non-Hispanic respondents, 76 percent of whom rated his job performance positively, 21 percent negatively.' […] (And yeah, I was surprised he’s down to 76 percent approval among African-Americans.)” [emphasis added]
— JENNIFER RUBIN - 09.29.2010 (commentarymagazine.com)
The Obama's approval among African-Americans is 76%, a bit higher than the high regard Jewish-Americans have for Him! Why is this not just surprising, but in fact astounding? Very simple: His approval among African-Americans is no longer monolithic, as it was when 94% of African-Americans voted for Him in 2008. At that time, the latter statistic belied the conventional wisdom in the aftermath of the election that racial bias had been vanquished by The Obama.
Now, perhaps, we are beginning to see the hoped-for promise of virtual elimination of racial bias in America. It was not kept at the point of The Obama's election. Rather, it will be delivered when His approval ratings among African-Americans become less obviously distinguishable from His approval ratings among the general population.
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