You knew it wouldn't last.
Whatever uptick in approval President Obama got in the immediate aftermath of the recent Supreme Court rulings has faded quickly, a new IBD/TIPP Poll finds.
The poll, taken from June 26 to July 1, found Obama's favorability rating unchanged from last month at 45%. His overall approval rating is up just one percentage point, from 46% to 47%, while his handling of the economy dropped a point to 38%.
These findings contrast with a CNN poll that was taken last weekend and generated widespread coverage.
It showed Obama's approval rating jumped to 50% in the wake of the court's decisions to uphold ObamaCare and make gay marriage a constitutional right, as well as Obama's winning "fast track" authority to negotiate trade deals.
The IBD/TIPP Poll also shows that the public doesn't give Obama credit for those recent events. Just 35% say he is good at setting and carrying out an agenda on important issues of the day.
Racism In Our DNA
But the poll also shows the public largely agrees with Obama that racism is inherent to the U.S. In a podcast interview with comedian Marc Maron two weeks ago, Obama said, "The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives . . . casts a long shadow and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on."
Despite having elected Obama to office twice by wide margins, 53% of the public say they agree that racism is in the country's DNA — with 28% strongly agreeing. Only 43% disagree.
But as is often the case, partisan splits are evident in the data.
By party affiliation, 73% of Democrats side with Obama, compared with 32% of Republicans and 50% of independents. By race, 84% of blacks say they agree with Obama, compared with 49% of whites. Women are also far more likely than men to see the U.S. as inherently racist — 58% to 47%.
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