Washington Watch Articles From 2000
BUSH’S EARLY CHALLENGES
It has become a cliché to observe that George W. Bush won the presidency without a clear mandate to govern.
HOW ARAB AMERICANS VOTED AND WHY
The results of a recent poll of Arab American voters in the 2000 elections yields a fascinating portrait of the community.
A TALE OF TWO STATES
While candidates from both parties came and courted Michigan’s Arab American voters this past year, New York’s Arab Americans experienced only painful exclusion.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE STRATEGY
To understand the comings and goings of the presidential candidates during the final days leading up to the November 7 election, it is important to understand the exact nature of the process by which we in the United States elect our presidents.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES SHAPE IMAGES OF CANDIDATES
The attitudes of Americans toward the presidential candidates are increasingly being formed by sources other than straight news reporting.
CHENEY, THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Back in July, when Richard Cheney was named Texas Governor George W. Bush’s vice presidential running mate, the Republican ticket was ahead by 10 to 15 percent in most national polls.
THE 13 KEYS
“Throw away the polls,” says American University professor Allan Lichtman, who claims to have discovered a sure-fire method to predict the outcome of presidential races.
THE CONVENTIONS END AND THE DEBATE BEGINS
What emerges clearly from a comparison of the content of the platforms and programs of the Republican and Democratic conventions is the fact that there is a deep philosophical divide that still separates the two parties' approach to governing.
THE EARLY IMPACT OF LIEBERMAN
Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush emerged from his party's convention with polls giving him a substantial 17% lead over his Democratic rival Al Gore.
CONVENTIONS THEN AND NOW
This is the month of the Republican and Democratic parties’ national political conventions. There was a time in American history when these two events were seen as momentous and dramatic spectacles.
AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIANS GROWS
American voters are more strongly inclined to support a wide range of Palestinian rights than at any time in history.
NEW YORK: STILL THE MOTHER OF ALL SENATE RACES
With the 2000 presidential race on low simmer, media attention has focused on a few hotly contested Senate elections with New York, New Jersey and Michigan leading the pack.
NADER, VOTER VOLATILITY AND THE ARAB AMERICAN VOTE
After spending a combined total of $250 million in the U.S. primary elections, the results are now in. Republicans and Democrats have chosen their nominees to run for the Presidency.
McCAIN AND THE DEBATE OVER THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT
Arizona Senator John McCain’s attack on the role of the religious right wing in today’s Republican Party may have been a defining moment in the 2000 presidential campaign.
SETTING THE STAGE FOR NOVEMBER’S DEBATE
The political story at this point in the U.S. presidential election is not who is winning, but how they are winning.
A WEEK OF ARAB AMERICAN POLITICS
An Arab American leadership meeting with President Clinton capped a week of intense political and policy-related activity.
BUSH, MCCAIN AND THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE
Since 1992, Republican candidates for the presidency have been caught in a vise between the religious right and the Reform Party. This could be their year to escape.
SHAKE-UP AFTER NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire lived up to its reputation for upsetting the political establishment. Since 1952, when New Hampshire gained its status as the first state to hold its primary election in the presidential nominating process, its voters have often defeated expected winners while catapulting underdogs to victory.
2000 A GOOD YEAR FOR ARAB AMERICANS
Iowa’s Arab Americans made their mark in last week’s caucuses. We organized three separate town meetings in the days leading up to the vote. Hundreds of Arab Americans turned out.
MY FAMILY AND MY COMMUNITY: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS
My father’s youngest brother, Wadih, is the last of his generation. He sits today as the patriarch of my extended family, which, at our last reunion, brought together hundreds of Zogbys from across the United States.