Poll Shows Declining Arab American Support for Bush...

[dajabr]

Kerry, Dean Lead Among Democrats

WASHINGTON, July 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A poll conducted for the Arab American Institute by Zogby International reports that support for President Bush has declined. Of 500 Arab American voters surveyed nationwide in July 2003, only one-third said they would vote for Bush if the presidential election were held today (The poll has a margin of error of plus 4.5 Percent.)

-- Kerry, Dean lead --

Slightly more than 14 percent of Arab American Democrats and Independents polled said they would vote for Senator John Kerry or former Governor Howard Dean if the Democratic primary were held today.

-- Bush decline --

"The mere 33.5 percent of Arab Americans who indicate support for the President's reelection effort represent a significant drop in Arab American support for Bush who, in November 2000, beat Democrat Al Gore by a margin of 45.5 percent to 38 percent" said AAI President James Zogby. "The most significant decline in support for President Bush occurred among the 20 plus percent of Arab Americans who are Muslim. In 2000 they voted for Bush by a margin of 58.5 percent to 22.5 percent. This early 2004 poll indicates that Arab American Muslims would now support a Democrat by a 52 percent to 10 percent margin."

More: http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=115-07152003

[acmavm]

1. Gee, could it have anything to do with the Christian fundamentalist

nonsense these guys are spewing?

[ProfessorPlum]

2. Now that is a headline

that didn't need to be written. Duh!

[Cha]

3. Well I should hope to all that's Holy that it would be.

I bet they're kicking their collective :kick: :kick: for voting for the bushwa in the first place!

[DrFunkenstein]

4. I'm Muslim, and I Vote.

Now that's a bumpersticker!

[UrbScotty]

5. Of course, that will be important in winning Michigan.

Michigan is, of course, the home to America's largest Arab-American commubnity, which is in Dearborn.