President Barack Obama had hoped his historic election would ease race relations, yet a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated since he took office, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. Those divisions are laid bare in the split reactions […] Read more »
African Americans aren’t thrilled with Obama’s Ferguson response
President Obama has pointedly refused to weigh in on what happened in Ferguson, Mo., aiming not to inflame an already delicate situation. That approach, though, is not earning him his usual strong marks from his most loyal base of support: fellow African Americans. CONT. Aaron Blake, Washington Post Read more »
Racial, Generational & Political Divisions Mark Americans’ Attitudes on Ferguson
Americans divide evenly on last week’s grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri – with vast racial, political and generational gaps defining public attitudes on the volatile issue. Overall, 48 percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll approve and 45 percent disapprove of the grand jury’s decision not to bring criminal […] Read more »
37% Do Not Feel Safe Walking at Night Near Home
Fewer than four in 10 adults in the U.S. (37%) say there is an area within a mile of where they live where they would be afraid to walk alone at night, similar to Americans’ attitudes over the last decade and a half. Most Americans continue to feel safe in […] Read more »
Poll finds racial divide over Wilson charges
Americans are sharply divided along racial lines as to whether Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson should be charged with murder in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a new CNN/ORC poll out Monday finds. Fifty-four percent of nonwhites — including blacks, Latinos and Asians — say Wilson should be charged […] Read more »
Most Americans Still See Crime Up Over Last Year
A majority of Americans say there is more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, as is typical for this long-term Gallup trend. The current 63% of Americans who believe this is well below the recent high of 74% in 2009 and is one of the lowest […] Read more »