National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 24-25, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news reports about the President’s comments concerning the arrest of a black Harvard professor who charged police with racial profiling?

51% Very closely
24% Somewhat closely
16% Not very closely
8% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* The president was asked about that incident during his nationally televised press conference on Wednesday night. In that forum, was it an appropriate question to ask the President?

41% Yes
43% No
16% Not sure

3* In terms of answering that question, did the President do an excellent, good, fair, or poor job?

10% Excellent
16% Good
17% Fair
46% Poor
10% Not sure

4* Regardless of what happened in this particular instance, do most African-Americans receive unfair treatment from the police?

29% Yes
48% No
23% Not sure

5* Are most police officers racist?

15% Yes
67% No
18% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence