Depends on Your Perspective

The Los Angeles Times:
Poll Gauges Blacks' Take on Kerry
By Michael Finnegan, Times Staff Writer
African American adults overwhelmingly prefer Sen. John F. Kerry over President Bush in the Nov. 2 election, but support the Democratic candidate less strongly than they favored Al Gore in 2000, according to a poll released Tuesday.

The Orange County Register:
Bush improves his standing among blacks
Poll reveals African-American support for president has doubled in four years.
By WILLIAM DOUGLAS Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON – Support for President George W. Bush among African-Americans has doubled in four years, according to a poll released Tuesday.