2016 Postmortem

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2016, 11:50 AM Mar 2016

Young Arab-American Muslim voters helped fuel Sanders' win

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."

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) UglyGreed Mar 2016 OP

why is his religion relevant? MariaThinks Mar 2016 #1

Why is candidate's gender, age UglyGreed Mar 2016 #2

The media response to this has been pretty offensive Mufaddal Mar 2016 #3

More media stupidity....it's disgusting. I prefer JFK's view: Punkingal Mar 2016 #5

Exactly UglyGreed Mar 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author George II Mar 2016 #4

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)

1. why is his religion relevant?

Reply to UglyGreed (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:28 PM

Mar 2016

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)

2. Why is candidate's gender, age

Reply to MariaThinks (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:57 PM

Mar 2016

or voters preference based by the color of one's skin relevant? I don't know you tell me.

Mufaddal

(1,021 posts)

3. The media response to this has been pretty offensive

Reply to UglyGreed (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:59 PM

Mar 2016

Everyone shocked. You know, because obviously we (Muslims) all hate Jews, apparently.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)

5. More media stupidity....it's disgusting. I prefer JFK's view:

Reply to Mufaddal (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:04 PM

Mar 2016

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)

6. Exactly

Reply to Mufaddal (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:05 PM

Mar 2016

but of course the media had nothing to do with the rise of islamophobia and in turn the rise of Trump. Perhaps we all should learn to judge individuals by their own actions and not slander or blame others for their behavior.

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