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| USA Moslems: 54% for Kerry, 26% Nader, 14% Undecided, (6% Bush) |
| 2004-07-01 |
| From The Council on American-Islamic Relations ... 54 percent of eligible Muslim voters said they would vote for Kerry, while 26 percent favored Nader. A sizable 14 percent of Muslim voters said they are still undecided. (Fifty-five percent of the respondents said they voted for President Bush in the 2000 election.) According to CAIR’s survey of 1161 individuals taken this month, 34 percent of respondents said the Democratic Party best represents American Muslim interests, closely followed by the Green Party at 24 percent. Almost one-quarter (22 percent) of the respondents said no party reflected their views. On other issues, only 11 percent of respondents said they are better off now than they were four years ago. Forty-five percent said they experienced some form of anti-Muslim discrimination or bias in the past year and 87 percent felt less secure since the invasion of Iraq. However, 81 percent said they feel free to practice their faith in America. When asked to list the most important domestic issue they will use to determine a presidential choice, almost 40 percent of respondents cited civil rights, followed by the economy at 25 percent. More than 90 percent said American policy in the Middle East is the most important international issue. ... Thirty-five percent of respondents said they visit a mosque once a week, while a similar number go to mosques more frequently. Six percent said they do not go to a mosque at all. Almost all of the respondents said they are registered to vote or plan to vote in November. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #1 I don't think that CAIR understands that it is best not to convince Bush, a possible eventual winner that you are not even worth courting. CAIR also sends a message to Kerry that they are solidly in his corner and don't need to be serviced. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-02 2:20:54 AM |