Complaining it was betrayed, [the Arab-American Political Action Committee] a key Arab-American group that endorsed George W. Bush in the 2000 election says it will back Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich for the Democratic nomination and stand behind that party's eventual nominee.
The endorsement of Kucinich was not based on who has the best chance to win, but on "principle," said Osama Siblani, head of the Arab-American Political Action Committee.
...Kucinich finished sixth in the New Hampshire primary this week, but the Arab-American group's members gave him more than two-thirds of their votes Wednesday in Dearborn, Mich. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean came in second, followed by retired Gen. Wesley Clark.
At the vote, the members "decided that they needed to make it clear that this community will vote for the candidate that best represents its interests, not necessarily the one that may be elected," Siblani said, according to the AP.
Kerry did not do well, he noted, because of his stand on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Siblani said many members of the community who voted for Bush in 2000, based partly on electability, feel betrayed "and don't want to vote for someone who calls our group terrorists," the AP reported.
...Zogby [International] noted that while the Arab-American community is small – an estimated 3.5 million nationally – it is concentrated in several "battleground" states, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. article
Gee - Arabs have principals?
You wouldn't know it to hear our generals (both military and attorney) talk.
Monday, February 02, 2004
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