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One Trump Side-Effect: Democrats Are Reaching Out To Muslim Voters
National Public Radio ^ | September 17, 2016 | Asma Khalid

Posted on 09/17/2016 6:00:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Muslims are a tiny fraction of the U.S. population, making up somewhere around one percent, according to the Pew Research Center.

But a lot of Muslims live in key battleground states like Florida, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, which makes them a small but important group.

That's why Hillary Clinton's campaign is trying to make sure they show up in large numbers on Election Day.

This week across the state of Florida, Democrats were making a major voter registration push tied to Eid, the Muslim holiday. Muslims lean Democrat, but they're less likely to be registered than your average American.

So at a mosque in Orlando this week, Mohamad Shatara grabbed a clipboard as soon as prayers finished. Shatara is the regional organizing director for the Democratic Party in nearby Volusia and Flagler counties.

He asked worshipers if they were registered to vote and soon met an Arab man who had been a citizen for 20 years but had never voted....

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TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: democrats; hillary; muslims; muslimvote; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She likes taco trucks on every corner, and Aloha Snackbars, too.


21 posted on 09/17/2016 6:47:43 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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To: backwoods-engineer
She likes taco trucks on every corner

It's quite possible that a "taco truck" means something very different to her, than it does to most people.
22 posted on 09/17/2016 6:50:20 PM PDT by jjsheridan5
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Moslems are the natural allies of Western Marxists...as are Communists...atheists...perverts....recipients of government checks.
23 posted on 09/17/2016 7:12:19 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proud Member Of The "Basket Of Deplorables")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reaching out! It’s the only reason they’ve been importing them.


24 posted on 09/17/2016 7:16:59 PM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah, today’s a great example of such ‘outreach’

Great balls of fire


25 posted on 09/17/2016 7:42:15 PM PDT by combat_boots (MSM: We lie to you sheep at the slaughterhouse to keep you calm during slaughter)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Eid is a holiday that glorifies animal sacrifice. If the Democrat recruiters took part in that, they’ll alienate the animal rights crowd. Pass the popcorn . . .


26 posted on 09/17/2016 7:42:42 PM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
One Trump Side-Effect: Democrats Are Reaching Out To Muslim Voters

Bless their li'l ol' hearts!

It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.

Who better than the terminally 'politically correct?'

27 posted on 09/17/2016 8:05:01 PM PDT by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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They’ve been reaching out to them for years.


28 posted on 09/17/2016 8:16:55 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Will Muzzies let female vote?? I bet no...


29 posted on 09/17/2016 9:57:10 PM PDT by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The RELIGION of PEDOPHILIA...)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Two turs in a toilet..


30 posted on 09/18/2016 11:18:59 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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