Of course Muslims aren't some monolithic block, but it's a two-party system - and Trump's presidency has sufficiently alienated Muslim voters to secure them to the Democratic Party, even if the...
Of course Muslims aren't some monolithic block, but it's a two-party system - and Trump's presidency has sufficiently alienated Muslim voters to secure them to the Democratic Party, even if the Democrats aren't progressive enough for their ideals.
actually, going by wikipedia (which admittedly is rather contradictory in its breakdowns here), muslim americans seem to already be a pretty solidly democratic voter bloc post-iraq war, so i'm not...
actually, going by wikipedia (which admittedly is rather contradictory in its breakdowns here), muslim americans seem to already be a pretty solidly democratic voter bloc post-iraq war, so i'm not entirely sure that trump is going to meaningfully move the margins on how democratic they are as a group in 2018 or 2020. what he might do though is ensure that, instead of perhaps reverting to the lean of their beliefs like they could do as american intervention in the middle east dwindles in scope, they'll remain a solidly democratic voting bloc for the foreseeable future and take another possible constituency off the board for republicans.
There may not be much room for change in voter split, but the Muslim-American community has had low turnout in the past. The article mentions Reverend Khader El-Yateem, who was featured on...
There may not be much room for change in voter split, but the Muslim-American community has had low turnout in the past. The article mentions Reverend Khader El-Yateem, who was featured on Radiolab. The episode talks about some of the causes of low turnout among Muslims, including a distrust of registering with the government at all. Perhaps the current administration will increase desperation causing an increase in turnout, but even the article admits that there won't be much of an affect on the national level.
Of course Muslims aren't some monolithic block, but it's a two-party system - and Trump's presidency has sufficiently alienated Muslim voters to secure them to the Democratic Party, even if the Democrats aren't progressive enough for their ideals.
actually, going by wikipedia (which admittedly is rather contradictory in its breakdowns here), muslim americans seem to already be a pretty solidly democratic voter bloc post-iraq war, so i'm not entirely sure that trump is going to meaningfully move the margins on how democratic they are as a group in 2018 or 2020. what he might do though is ensure that, instead of perhaps reverting to the lean of their beliefs like they could do as american intervention in the middle east dwindles in scope, they'll remain a solidly democratic voting bloc for the foreseeable future and take another possible constituency off the board for republicans.
There may not be much room for change in voter split, but the Muslim-American community has had low turnout in the past. The article mentions Reverend Khader El-Yateem, who was featured on Radiolab. The episode talks about some of the causes of low turnout among Muslims, including a distrust of registering with the government at all. Perhaps the current administration will increase desperation causing an increase in turnout, but even the article admits that there won't be much of an affect on the national level.