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While 38 percent in the CBSNYT poll think race relations are getting worse Rasmussen found higher percentages. Half 50 percent of American adults now think race relations in this country are getting worse up from 44 percent a year ago and up 30 percent as recently as January 2014. CBSNYT reports both blacks and whites view race relations negativelyalthough more blacks than whites say they are bad. The Washington Post poll found 59 percent believing more changes are needed to give blacks and whites equal rights. Race age and political party play a part in the worsening view. Rasmussen notes that those under 40 are less likely than people who are older to think relations are getting worse but they arent overly optimistic. Two-thirds 66 percent of Republicans and 50 percent of voters not affiliated with either major party believe race relations are getting worse. Among Democrats just 37 percent agree while 25 percent say they are getting better. But blacks are much more likely than whites and other minorities to believe the United States is headed in the right direction. Even defining what constitutes discrimination doesnt bring consensus. Rasmussen reports that 81 percent of all Americans believe the term dis- crimination refers to any discrimination of people of one race against another. Just 13 percent think it only refers to discrimination by white people against minorities. This is unchanged from 2013 when Rasmussen first asked this question. How- ever 23 percent think discrimination refers only to discrimination by white people against minorities a view shared by just 11 percent of both whites and other minority adults. RACIAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS T he CBSNYT poll explored issues at the ballot box. One half 50 percent of black Americans believe they are more likely than whites to encounter problems when voting. 10 WWW.AGRM.ORG MAYJUNE 2016 Rasmussen reports that 81 percent of all Americans believe the term discrimination refers to any discrimination of people of one race against another. Just 13 percent think it only refers to discrimination by white people against minorities. Continued on page 14