Black Americans Support President Obama 91% While White Support Hovers Around 36% & Falling

Why do black Americans have such a deep love for President Barack Obama? According to a new Gallup poll, President Obama's popularity among black Americans is holding steady at 91%. Wow. Is that attributable to his race? It certainly couldn't be based on the issues and his handling of the economy. It should be noted that former President Bill Clinton also had high approval ratings with blacks. He averaged 81% approval among blacks during his term in office, including 89% or 90% average approval in the last three years of his presidency, according to Gallup.

President Obama shouldn't bask in his popularity with black Americans because he is literally struggling to stay afloat with other groups. With just 29 days left before the midterm elections, the approval ratings for Democrats overall is hovering below 50%. Added to the president's abysmal poll rating, 45% for September, 44% for August, the Democrats are in real trouble. History isn't working in their favor because presidents with approval ratings below 50% at midterm see their party suffer enormous losses in its congressional membership, regardless of who is really to be blamed for the economic mess on our hands. The reality is, substantial midterm congressional losses are a referendum on what America really thinks about the president. I don't think having the Republicans at the helm once again is a cure-all for what ails this country. It was a Republican president and his band of yes-men and women in the Republican congress that gave him a blank check to raid our coffers, fight an unnecessary and costly war in Iraq, among other things. So, I can't believe Sen. Mitch McConnell and House Minority Speaker John Boehner suddenly had an epiphany about how to fix America's economic woes and put people back to work.

Here's a snapshot of President Obama's Gallup poll results:

Democrats (79%) and liberals (75%) still like Obama a lot.

But after that, his approval percentage goes to the deep south. Support among even young people is down: 57%. Hispanics: 55%. Moderates: 54%. Unmarrieds: 53%. Easterners: 52%. Women: 47%. Midwesterners and Westerners: 45%.

Men: 43%. Southerners: 41%. Independents: 40%. Marrieds: 39%. Seniors: 38%. Whites: 36%. Conservatives: 23%.

College graduates only: 46%; monthly income less than $2000: 51%; monthly income of $2,000 to $4999: 45%; monthly income of $5000 to $74999: 43% and monthly income of $7500 or more: 44%. It should be noted that the president holds a 12% support among Republicans.