Well, That’s A Relief!

You could interpret this the way the Post seems to — or you can view it as shocking that 39 percent of New Yorkers actually feel this way:

Most voters don’t think black politicians in a predominately black Brooklyn district should try to keep a white candidate out of the race, according to a poll released yesterday.

The race to fill Rep. Major Owens’ 11th District seat has been overshadowed by efforts by some black leaders to oppose the candidacy of Councilman David Yassky, who is white.

But a Quinnipiac poll of voters across the city shows that 61 percent don’t think Yassky should be discouraged from running just because he is white.

The poll also found that 16 percent of New Yorkers had hypocritical double standards:

And 77 percent of voters say they would oppose a group of white politicians’ trying to prevent a black candidate from running in a white neighborhood.