Bradford Richardson of the Washington Times details depressing news about the first black president’s impact.
For the first time in his presidency, a majority of Americans believe race relations have gotten worse under President Obama.
Sixty percent of respondents in a Rasmussen poll released Tuesday said race relations have deteriorated under Mr. Obama, the highest mark since he was elected eight years ago. That number is up 18 points since 2014, when 42 percent said the relationship between the races had worsened.
Just 9 percent said race relations have gotten better under the first black president, and 28 percent said they have stayed about the same.
White respondents were more likely than minorities to say that race relations have gotten worse. Sixty-six percent of whites responded that race relations have worsened under Mr. Obama, compared to 51 percent of minorities, including 38 percent of black respondents. A plurality of black respondents, 49 percent, said race relations are about the same.
Republicans and Democrats are also sharply divided over the state of race relations. Eighty-four percent of Republicans and 67 percent of unaffiliated voters said things have worsened under Mr. Obama, compared to 32 percent of Democrats.
So much for Barack Obama’s transformative power.
