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Obama's Approval Slide Finds Whites Down to 39%One reason Obama may have maintained support among blacks is their overwhelming affiliation with the Democratic Party. This is not a sufficient explanation, though, because Obama’s approval rating has dropped among Democrats even as it has held steady among blacks.
In fact, it appears as though Obama’s relatively small loss in support among Democrats has come exclusively from white Democrats. In late January/early February, Obama averaged 87% approval among white Democrats and 90% approval among nonwhite Democrats. Now, his approval rating among white Democrats is 76%, down 11 points, but is essentially the same (if not a little higher) at 92% among nonwhite Democrats.
Interesting. Exit question - are white Democrats racist in this regard? Since, according to Obama supporters, if you didn't vote for Obama means you must/might be racist. Right? So, conversely if one abandons him in the process makes him/her racist, right?