President Obama’s rush to junk his 2008 “Hope and Change” motto to something more pragmatic could depress his loyal support among African-Americans. The reason: a good majority believe that America’s best days are ahead of it.

A new Rasmussen poll finds that 53 percent of black voters say the nation’s greatest days are still to come, a view whites, Republicans and the average American don’t see. The poll found that just 37 percent of whites and 25 percent of voters of other ethnicities believe the future looks good.