That finding comes courtesy of a Bloomberg poll released Monday. In the survey, 53 percent of Americans said race relations had worsened since President Obama took office, while about a third said they have stayed the same, and nine percent said they have improved.
Also in the survey, 60 percent said they disagreed with a New York City grand jury's decision to bring no charges against a white police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. The decision, announced last week, sparked protests nationwide over police impunity and alleged racism in law enforcement.
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