Blacks in the Democratic Party remain enthusiastic about President Obama and his policies despite the ailing economy and a growing concern that the administration is not paying enough attention to the needs of African Americans.
African-American Democratic leaders who attended the Democratic National Committee’s Winter Meeting at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Northwest from Thu., Feb. 24-Sat., Feb. 26, were generous in their praise of Obama.
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David Bositis, a senior research associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, has heard the critics of Obama.
“There are some activists who are complaining because they were expecting some things that were not realistically going to happen,” he said. “But overall, African Americans are satisfied with the president.”
This article was previously available at The Washington Informer.
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