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marmar

(76,982 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:49 AM Mar 2016

Young Arab-American Muslim voters helped fuel Sanders' win


from the Detroit Free Press:



Standing outside a precinct in the south end of Dearborn that's more than 90% Arab-American Muslim, Shiab Mussad handed out slips of paper in English and Arabic urging voters to support Bernie Sanders.

"He's for people like us, people like me," Mussad, 22, explained Tuesday as voters ambled toward Salina School, which sits close to the Ford Rouge plant. "I got thousands of dollars of college debt, and he talks about making college affordable, giving me a fair shot. That resonates a lot with me, with young voters."

Mussad was motivated by Sanders' message to print out bilingual pieces of paper that he hoped would persuade Arab Americans to vote for the senator from Vermont. While young voters at the polls Tuesday afternoon at Salina said they were for Sanders, Mussad had a tougher sell with older Arab Americans at the precinct, some of whom said they supported Hillary Clinton.

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On Monday afternoon, Sanders spoke to a packed theater that included many Arab-American Muslims, including several women wearing hijab, the Islamic headscarf, who sat behind him as he addressed the crowd. He was introduced by Detroit native U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to Congress. Sanders met before the speech with the publisher of the Arab-American News, which endorsed him last week.

The narrative of Arab-American Muslims in Dearborn supporting a Jewish candidate was one that struck many on social media as a symbol of unity at a time of division on the campaign trail. On Tuesday, Sanders won Dearborn 63% to 37% over Clinton. ....................(more)

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/08/spotlight-arab-american-muslim-voters-engage-issues/81486692/




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Young Arab-American Muslim voters helped fuel Sanders' win (Original Post) marmar Mar 2016 OP
الثورة السياسية Mufaddal Mar 2016 #1
Beautiful graphic, beautiful outcome eom mikehiggins Mar 2016 #2
Love it! tk2kewl Mar 2016 #4
What a awesomely great graphic! longship Mar 2016 #5
While Bernie symbolizes unity and goodwill, Hill is just more sectarian war and destruction. leveymg Mar 2016 #3
yes, and local 600, too; a past pres of the UAW was Arab-American amborin Mar 2016 #6

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
3. While Bernie symbolizes unity and goodwill, Hill is just more sectarian war and destruction.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:58 AM
Mar 2016

BTW: FREEP, that's The Detroit Free Press.

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