86% of blacks approve of President Obama compared to 39% for whites

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/support-obama-2012-continues-fade

September 2, 2011 3:55 AM

<snip>The poll found that Americans of both sexes disapprove of the president. Only 39 percent of the men surveyed and 44 percent of the women surveyed approved of Obama. While 86 percent of blacks and 56 percent of Hispanics approved of the president, 61 percent of whites disapproved of him. Obama was upside down with all voters in the poll save those younger than 35.

"Men, whites and independent voters were the president's weak spots when his job approval was positive and those groups have progressed from being weak spots to being serious problems," said Brown. "Of course, the way to improve his standing among those voters is the same recipe for success among the entire electorate -- an improving economy."

[treestar]

1. But then look at this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1868811

So those worst affected by the economy give the POTUS the higher approval rate.

Further, that makes it a crap shoot, as the world economy is involved and the US government only has so much effect on the economy.

So I'm wondering if it is that simple.

[slackmaster]

2. Those numbers sound kind of familiar

Didn't President Bill Clinton have similar popularity contest numbers toward the end of his presidency?

[CreekDog]

3. that's misleading

most blacks are Democrats and Democrats approve of Obama at nearly the same rate as blacks.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. The OP Is Making The Classic Mistake Of Confusing Correlation For Causation

.

[NNN0LHI]

6. The figures are misleading?

:rofl:

[CreekDog]

11. yes

they're supposed to make you think blacks only like Obama because he is black.

and that is misleading.

since almost every other Democratic president or nominee shared similar levels of support.

[NNN0LHI]

12. You are putting words into my mouth

Is your imagination getting the best of you?

Don

[CreekDog]

15. jeez, that message was talking about why it was misleading

not attributing the misleading figures to you.

:wtf:

[CreekDog]

16. jeez, that message was talking about why it was misleading

not attributing the misleading figures to you.

:wtf:

[pintobean]

7. Approval - Blacks 83%, Dems 75%

If most blacks are Democrats, wouldn't they be pulling his numbers up among Democrats?

http://www.gallup.com/poll/149225/Obama-Weekly-Average-Approval-Holds-Term-Low.aspx

[CreekDog]

10. 83% vs. 75%...not that much

:shrug:

[NNN0LHI]

14. Same poll: Approval - Independents 35%

We have a lot of self identified Independents on this board who would probably be interested in that figure.

Don

[messiah]

5. Polls don't matter if the majority of people

don't pay attention to local and world politics.

[Bo]

8. Trust me 39% of Whites DO NOT APPROVE of Obama

Please come to the conclusion that we need a new candidate NOW....the situation was to much for the non experienced Obama

[banned from Kos]

13. you mean uneducated fundamentalist whites don't like Obama

but they never have.

Obama is popular with educated secularist whites.

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