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Toplines - Gates Arrest - July 28-29, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 28-29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today than they were in the 1960s?

78% Yes
12% No
10% Not sure

2* These days, are relations between white and black Americans getting better or worse?

62% Better
17% Worse
16% Neither
5% Not sure

3* 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?

49%
Very closely
26% Somewhat closely
18% Not very closely
6% Not at all
1% Not sure


4* How do you rate the way the President has handled the situation over the past week?

13% Excellent

17% Good

18% Fair

44% Poor

8% Not sure

5* Has the situation involving the white Cambridge police officer and the black Harvard professor created a teachable moment for America?

44%
Yes
34% No
22% Not sure

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