Muslim And Arab Americans Voters Could Hurt Trump’s Chances

Neither Arabs nor Muslims pack as big an electoral punch as Latinos, some 17 percent of the population, or blacks [13 percent]. But they cluster in a handful of swing states and their near-total rejection of Trump could hurt him on polling day.

James Reinl
By James Reinl
Hijab Muslim flag

New York, United States - The blue skies were among the prettiest that a New York autumn could offer, but still a cloud hung over Masjid-al-Aman mosque on Friday, the last day that locals could register to vote in next month's bitterly contested presidential election. The community of Bangladeshi immigrants in Ozone Park, Brooklyn, still mourns

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What’s At Stake In This Year’s Divisive Election?

Although many American’s are beginning to see the value in bucking the two-party system in favor of alternative candidates, most will be taking to the polls to cast their vote for Clinton or Trump. Here are where the establishment candidates stand on the issues facing America.

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By Associated Press
Pittsburgh Steelers fans Brian Picchini (left) and Rusty Kuchta (right) wear presidential candidates Sec. Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump masks during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.

WASHINGTON  — A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY "Your Majesty" isn't in the American political lexicon. But when a president sets a major policy by edict, skirting Congress, it sets off a debate that traces back to the time of kings and queens — and the

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Trump’s Call For A Flood Of Poll Watchers Could Disrupt Some Voting Places

In all but four states, private citizens can challenge someone’s right to cast a ballot on or before Election Day. In most places, the burden of proof then falls on the voter.

Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica
By Patrick G. Lee | ProPublica
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump autographs a supporter's chest following his speech at a campaign rally at the Prince William County Fair Ground, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Manassas, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Donald Trump’s campaign website implores voters to “Help Me Stop Crooked Hillary From Rigging This Election!” by signing up as observers. He warned people at an Aug. 12 campaign event in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that Clinton could win the state only by cheating, and he asked supporters to “go down to certain areas and watch and study, and make sure

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Leaked FBI Alert: Hackers Penetrated US Election Systems

“Two state election boards have been popped, and data has been taken. This certainly should be concerning to the common American voter.”

Matt Agorist
By Matt Agorist
Voters arrive during the first day of early voting at a Travis County mega voting site Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

On Monday, an official FBI alert from August 18 was leaked to Yahoo News. The alert stated the FBI had uncovered evidence showing that at least two state election systems were penetrated by hackers in recent weeks. The FBI quickly issued warnings to election officials across the country to ramp up security on their systems. It appears from the

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Leaked FBI Alert Admits Hackers Penetrated US Election Systems

The fact that the FBI is now admitting to the vulnerability of the election should raise serious concern for Americans. Before 2016, talk of vote rigging, or hacking elections, remained on the fringe — in spite of whistleblowers showing the easily provable insecure nature of electronic voting machines.

Matt Agorist
By Matt Agorist
This May 3, 2010 file photo shows a "vote here" sign near a polling place open for early voting in downtown Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

On Monday, an official FBI alert from August 18 was leaked to Yahoo News. The alert stated the FBI had uncovered evidence showing that at least two state election systems were penetrated by hackers in recent weeks. The FBI quickly issued warnings to election officials across the country to ramp up security on their systems. It appears from the

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If Voting Made A Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It

“The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”—Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union.

John Whitehead
By John Whitehead
Alice Butler-Short, a supporter of Virginia Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie displays her American flag shoes while she waits for poll results at the election night party at Embassy Suites hotel in Springfield, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

No, America, you don’t have to vote. In fact, vote or don’t vote, the police state will continue to trample us underfoot. Devil or deliverer, the candidate who wins the White House has already made a Faustian bargain to keep the police state in power. It’s no longer a question of which party will usher in totalitarianism but when the final

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