Michigan is 5 pct Arab...
Read somewhere Its 50-50 Muslim Christian ..
And dearborn is the American-Mecca
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1553WASHINGTON - September 18, 2008 - Democratic candidate Barack Obama holds a substantial 21 point lead over Republican John McCain among Arab American voters. This was one of the findings of a poll of Arab American voters conducted by Zogby International for the Arab American Institute.
The AAI/Zogby International poll was released at a press conference today at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC. Conducted between September 8th and 13th, the poll surveyed the political attitudes of 501 randomly selected Arab American voters and had a margin of error of +/- 4.5%.
The poll also found that Obama's 54%-33% lead over McCain dropped to 46%-32% when independent candidate Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr were included in the survey questions.
Other key findings of the AAI/Zogby International study were:
The most important issues for Arab American voters are jobs/economy (far and away the greatest area of concern), followed by the war in Iraq/peace/foreign affairs, and health care.
Approval ratings given to the Bush Administration's performance are low: 23% for overall performance, 19% for economic policy and 31% for foreign policy.
The shift in party identification continues. The Democrat/Republican break in 2000 was 40/38. Now it is 46/20.
Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute noted that "The Arab American vote can be important in several battleground states and a number of critical House and Senate Contests." Noting that Arab Americans in Michigan represent about 5% of that state's electorate, while in Virginia and Ohio they comprise almost 2% of the vote, he noted that "the strong shift from Republican to Democratic party identification can play a role in close contests."
In 2000, the overall Arab American vote was 44% Bush, 38% Gore, 13% Nader. In 2004, it was 63% Kerry, 28% Bush with 8% for Nader.
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