Posted on 10/24/2006 1:08:27 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy
By Deborah Charles Reuters
Oct 24, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More American Muslims are now supporting the Democratic Party but their votes should not be taken for granted, an Islamic civil rights group said on Tuesday.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, released a poll of 1,000 registered Muslim voters in the United States it said showed the community has changed a great deal since supporting Republicans in 2000.
The poll found 42 percent of respondents were Democrats and 17 percent Republican, while some 28 percent had no party affiliation, said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad.
"It shows that Muslim community votes should not be taken for granted," said Awad, adding: "There's a shift in their political orientation."
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Estimates of the number of Muslim Americans vary between 3 million and 7 million. Eighty-nine percent of those surveyed said they vote regularly.
In 2000, American Muslims endorsed and voted for Republican candidate George W. Bush, but they switched to support the Democrats in 2004 to protest what was seen as anti-Muslim policies by the Bush administration.
CAIR research director Mohamed Nimer said the survey showed American Muslims were most concerned about civil liberties — an issue that has dominated the community since the September 11 attacks carried out by Muslim extremists — and education.
Foreign policy issues followed closely behind, it showed.
"There is a tremendous opposition to the Bush administration policies," Nimer said, citing the 55 percent of respondents who felt the war on terror has become a war on Islam.
Eighty-eight percent believed the Iraq war was not worthwhile for the United States and 90 percent were against using military means to spread democracy around the world. (continued)
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I'm shocked, shocked that muslims overwhelmingly vote democrat!
How is this even news? If I were a anti-US terrorist I would vote Democrat too.
I was thinking that democrats lean towards muslimism. They like throwing a veil over truth.
Interesting, Jews tend to vote more Democrat than Muslims.
IOW 83% do NOT go with republicans.
What a surprise,,,,NOT.
Not surprising.
LOL. Error margin of 250+%
It follows. During the clinton years, Muslims would have tended to vote Republican, because in their eyes the Democrats were the party of immorality and decadence.
But after 911, they have shown that they prefer to vote for immorality and decadence than the defense of our country against militant Islam. That follows too, I'm afraid.
It's a strengthening of the unholy alliance between Muslim terrorists and western leftists. Each sees the other as an ally of convenience in destroying their mutual enemy--Western Judaeo-Christian civilization.
No,it's not an affinity for the homosexual agenda.It's gratitude shown to the Party that....well,understands....the hostility that the ROP feels toward Western civilization.
In 2000, President Bush won 19 percent of the Jewish vote. Four years later, President Bush fared slightly better against Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) winning 24 percent of the Jewish vote.
muslims who vote democratic party are in favor of cut and run. why don't they poll iraqi americans and see what they say?
I would like to see how the muslims would handle the homos there! :)
"Poll Shows Muslims in US Lean to Democrats"
So, of course, someone in our guvmint wants to import more of them...
(previously posted links)
More Muslims moving to U.S.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699992/posts
US schools compete for Saudi students -not yet able do effective
background checks on applicants
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699252/posts
Victor Davis Hanson: Those Saudi Students. It’s not irrational to
be wary of this deal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1701943/posts
Wasn't Mohammad Atta a registered Democrat?
No surprise here. TERRORIST GROUPS stick together.
"Poll Shows Muslims in US Lean to Democrats"
That figures. They both like terrorists better than people.
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