Alas, this blog cannot claim the first prize when it comes to political analysis and prediction, hence my considerable output, produced not only because I am one of life's bores but also because it increases the chances of my being right at least every once in a while. Only a few weeks ago I expressed my dismay, whilst simultaneously reveling in the delicious irony, that the first black president of the USA had set back race relations in America by a generation. Two days ago confirmation came in the form of a Rasmussen poll via The American Thinker:
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 36% of voters now say relations between blacks and whites are getting better. That's down from 62% in July of last year at the height of the controversy involving a black Harvard professor and a white policeman. That number had fallen only slightly to 55% in April of this year.
In a commentary, Ed Lasky writes:
That Obama would be terrible for race relations in America was clear early on. He has followed race-based policies in many areas. Yet,at the same time, much of what he promised for blacks and whites has failed up to this point because he promised the world. So now liberals and black leaders are blaming racism for his unpopularity among most whites (only 1/3 have favorable ratings for him). Therefore, liberals in the media and in politics have created a terrible dynamic in America, fraught with potential long-term problems.
What an unmitigated disaster this man has proved to be.
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