Poll finds race relations are 'the same' or 'worse' under Obama

Poll finds race relations are &#039;the same&#039; or &#039;worse&#039; under Obama

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last updated 8 January 2015

A new Politico poll has found that most Americans believe that race relations in America are either "the same" or "worse" under Barack Obama's presidency.

The poll surveyed 917 "likely voters in competitive House and Senate races" online from Aug. 29 to Sept. 7, and only six percent of those surveyed felt that race relations in the U.S. have improved since Obama became president. Meanwhile, 46 percent of those polled believe race relations have "gotten worse" since Obama was elected in 2009. Forty-eight percent of those polled believe American race relations have "stayed about the same" under Obama.