President Obama Encouraged to Take His Message to Blacks

By: Michael H. Cottman

As President Barack Obama’s approval ratings continue to plummet as a result of the raging health care debate, some black professionals in Washington, D.C. are getting frustrated -- and a bit fired up.

According to The Los Angeles Times, “the president's overall approval now stands at 57 percent, down 12 points from April. Disapproval has jumped to 40 percent, the highest of his seven months in office.”

So there’s one pressing question that many African-Americans in D.C. are asking: Are black people actually being polled?

President Obama Encouraged to Take His Message to Blacks....