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whites thought it so. The Post quoted a Gallup poll that showed the percentage of blacks feeling satisfied with the way they are treated dropped from 62 percent in 2013 to 49 percent in 2016. A CNN poll of 1017 adults noted a similar rise of discrimination as very serious from 16 percent in 2010 to 37 percent in 2015. RACIAL RELATIONS IN GENERAL A CBS NewsNew York Times poll released in July 2015 surveyed 1205 adults by phone as well as 312 blacks and 751 whites by written survey. In it 37 percent of all Americans described race relations as generally good. The Washington Post found fewer than 40 percent believed race relations are good. Mean- while a Rasmussen Reports survey of 1000 Amer- ican adults in January 2016 found only 18 percent considered race relations to be good or excellent. The Rasmussen poll reveals 33 percent now consider race relations poor up from 15 percent in 2011. The CBSNYT poll reveals both blacks and whites view race relations negatively although more blacks 68 percent than whites 56 percent say they are bad. The Washington Post poll found 50 percent felt racism is a big problem in U.S. society up from 33 percent in 2010. Just 21 percent in the CBSNYT poll believe race relations are getting better which is statisti- cally the same as Rasmussens 20 percenta new low compared to 38 percent five years ago. And 26 percent say race relations are staying about the same. WWW.AGRM.ORGMAYJUNE 2016 9