This is my first test of the new diary entry set up. As such this post will not be partiicularily insightful.
In 2000 Gore carried Michigan 51-45% despite the fact that Bush carried a plurality of the Arab-American vote nationally, and that Arab-American Ralph Nader also scored well with Arab-Americans.
In light of Bush's recent policies overseas it is probably safe to say that he will not carry the Arab-American vote in 2004. This bodes well for the Democrats in the swing state of Michigan with its large Arab-American population.