Monday December 10, 2012
After a close run-off election with Congressman Jeff Landry, Arab American Congressman Charles Boustany successfully won his fifth term in office for his Louisiana district. Boustany’s election marks the return of all five Arab American members of Congress, and the official end of the 2012 congressional election. Read More »
Wednesday November 07, 2012
American voters delivered a strong rebuke to Islamophobia and fear-mongering in last night’s election, with the defeat of several of the country’s most notoriously Islamophobic candidates. This cycle saw tough election battles for several members of the “hate caucus.” Read More »
Wednesday November 07, 2012
AAI is committed to updating you on the results and progress of Arab American candidates running for office and reelection across the country. Read More »
Tuesday November 06, 2012
This Election Day will decide the fate of four Arab American members of Congress who have weathered tough races this cycle. A fifth Arab American member, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), is running in a safe district and has not needed to campaign. Here are the latest updates on the races in which Arab American candidates are fighting close battles to represent their districts. Read More »
Tuesday November 06, 2012
Arab Americans are represented across the entire political spectrum, identifying as Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and members of the Green Party. This election Arab Americans, like the rest of the country, will help decide the outcome of this hard-fought presidential battle between a Republican Governor Mitt Romney and Democrat President Barack Obama. Read More »
Monday November 05, 2012
In the final hours of the 2012 presidential campaign, both candidates are courting the Arab American vote, a vital constituency in many of the remaining key swing states. Read More »
Monday October 22, 2012
Tonight, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will meet for the final debate of this election season to discuss foreign policy issues. Tonight’s debate, moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS, will take place in Boca Raton, Florida and will air at 9:00pm Eastern Time. The debate could make a key difference in a neck-and-neck race, as the national polls show both candidates in a statistical tie. Obama does maintain a slight swing-state edge, however, with a 16 point lead in the Electoral College. Here are some stories to watch for. Read More »
Tuesday October 16, 2012
Tonight President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will face off for a town hall debate at Hofstra University. The debate will be moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley and will air at 9pm Eastern Time. While the Vice Presidential debate did not change the overall status of the polls, Biden’s performance did manage to halt the Obama campaign’s downward slide. Heading into the debate tonight, Romney has a slight edge in the national polls, but Obama maintains his swing state advantage with a 50 point Electoral College spread. Here are some stories to watch for in tonight’s debate. Read More »
Monday October 15, 2012
On Friday, October 12, 2012, the Romney campaign announced “Arab Americans for Romney,” a national coalition of Arab American supporters of Gov. Mitt Romney’s bid for the presidency of the United States. Read More »
Thursday October 11, 2012
Any of these individuals at the helm of Romney’s foreign policy agenda could herald a deeply dangerous return to failed policies that have already engendered distrust, disenchantment, and radicalization across the Arab world. Read More »
Friday October 05, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Hosted by the Arab American Republicans of Washington, D.C. and the Arab American Democratic Caucus of Virginia, the 24th Annual Virginia Candidates’ Night Dinner took place this past Sunday, September 30th, at the Tysons Corner Marriot in Virginia. Read More »
Thursday October 04, 2012
Last night’s presidential debate focused on a wide range of important political issues, and displayed many of the significant differences – and similarities – between the two candidates. However, the issues ignored by the debate were equally illustrative. Read More »
Wednesday October 03, 2012
Tonight Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will face off for the first of three presidential debates. Tonight’s debate will take place at the University of Denver and will air at 9:00 PM EDT. The debate will be moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS Newshour and will focus on domestic policy. Here are some of the key stories to watch for in tonight’s debate. Read More »
Monday September 10, 2012
By Jennine Vari
On September 4th, Virginia elections officials ruled that former Congressman Virgil Goode Jr. will be listed as a third-party presidential candidate on the ballot in Virginia, possibly threatening Mitt Romney’s chances of winning the swing state. The GOP is now concerned that Goode’s nomination by the conservative Constitution Party could siphon votes from Romney and tip the scales in favor of Barack Obama.
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Thursday August 30, 2012
Last night's convention program had two goals: presenting a stinging critique of Obama's foreign policy and introducing the nation to the vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Read More »
Wednesday August 29, 2012
The two major speeches last night – given by Ann Romney and Governor Chris Christie – stood in stark contrast to one another in their tone, content, and reception. Ann Romney went to the podium with two clear tasks: humanizing Mitt Romney and appealing to female voters. The consensus after her speech was that she did an excellent job at both. Read More »
Tuesday August 28, 2012
The diverse lineup of GOP convention speakers stands in stark contrast to the sea of white faces in the crowd of 4,441 delegates, as well as to the Republican Party’s current base of support. Polling numbers show that the GOP’s support among minority voters is abysmal and party leaders have acknowledged that attracting support from Latino and African American voters is essential to the long-term survival of the party. Read More »
Monday August 27, 2012
The AAI team arrived at the Republican National Convention today, making it through delays and heavy turbulence. As the event kicked off, it was clear that the appearance of unity in the ranks of the Republican Party is one of its chief goals this week. The Romney campaign has so far been unable to engender such unity, so instead it is seeking to changes to the convention rules to help solidify the party. The proposed changes have drawn fire from supporters of Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, as well as State Party officials, who view the move as a power-grab that wrests control of the nominating process from the states and grassroots of the party. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Nama Khalil
In a recent interview with Israel Hayom, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed that the Arab Spring might never have happened had George W. Bush's "freedom agenda" not been prematurely halted by President Barack Obama. Read More »
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Cole is right to connect these politically-motivated smear campaigns to their potential electoral ramifications. The attempt to politically marginalize Arab American and American Muslim citizens is no longer a cost-free attack; these communities have proven their ability to organize, mobilize, and swing electoral outcomes. Hopefully, both parties will also learn this lesson before it’s too late. Read More »
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
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RT @MaiE_89: In the 1990’s, #Egypt had a 60% favorable rating among Americans, while today only 36% of US views the country positively via @AAIUSA
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The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
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Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013President Obama got it just about perfect in his Jerusalem speech when he urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians. That portion of his remarks was so compelling it deserves to be quoted in full: Read More »
Air Date: 5/31/2012
Fellows from Syracuse University’s “Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program (LDF); Bill Press, Host of the “Bill Press Show” and author of the new book, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President---and Who Is Behind Them. Read More »
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nation’s history. Read More »
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