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| US election: Arab-American views |
| 2004-08-18 |
| Posted by:The Flan Flinger |
| #3 Actually, according to Amir Taheri, the split is 60 - 40 in favor of Kerry, though probably lower, because many Arabs are probably planning to vote for Bush, but are afraid to say so in public. The reality is that many people defined as being Arab because they are from Arab countries are Copts, Assyrians, Maronites, et al - Christians who fled to America to escape Muslim persecution in Arab countries. By comparison, the Jewish vote for Kerry will probably stay at 80 - 20 in favor of Kerry. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-08-18 11:53:38 AM |
| #2 Not interested in the views of an "Arab-American". Now if someone identified themselves as American Arabs, then maybe I just might pay attention... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-18 11:01:12 AM |
| #1 For some reason, I'm reminded of those Onion pieces that do the same thing . . . and this probably means just as much. They get to express their view at the poll, |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-08-18 9:39:38 AM |