36% of Voters Say Racism Bigger Problem in U.S. than Sexism

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36% of Voters Say Racism Bigger Problem in U.S. than Sexism

Monday, July 28, 2008

CBS News’ beleaguered anchor Katie Couric says sexism is more common and more acceptable in society than racism, but voters do not agree.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 36% believe African-Americans face more discrimination, while only 28% say it’s worse for women. Thirty-six percent (36%) are not sure.

Voters were more evenly divided in a survey last month. While 32% of voters thought African-Americans faced more discrimination, 31% felt it was a greater problem for women.
Couric has consistently battled last-place ratings since moving to the CBS nightly anchor position from NBC’s “Today Show.” She is the first woman journalist to anchor a primetime news program by herself.

Last week while overseas to interview Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during his travels, Couric told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz: “I find myself in the last bastion of male dominance, and realizing what Hillary Clinton might have realized not long ago: that sexism in American society is more common than racism, and certainly more acceptable or forgivable.”

In the new survey, four out of five black voters (80%) say members of their race face more discrimination than women, while white voters are split on the question. Thirty-percent (30%) of whites say blacks are more victimized, but 31% say women are.


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