The Root
August 14, 2012 at 10:25 PM
(The Root) -- Every time President Barack Obama has waded into a racially tinged controversy, he has suffered a swift political backlash -- particularly among white voters. His support among this demographic slipped below 50 percent for the first time after he voiced his concerns over the treatment of Harvard professor (and editor-in-chief of The Root) Henry Louis Gates Jr., who is black, at the hands of a zealous white member of law enforcement. Though there were plenty of Americans who shared his concerns, his poll numbers suffered nonetheless.
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