Bernie Sanders Wins Big With Michigan Muslims — And Political Pundits Can’t Quite Believe It

[leftcoastmountains]

Political commentators and media outlets were quick to pounce on a “fascinating” statistic from Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Michigan primary on Tuesday night: Democrats in Dearborn, a city whose population is 40 percent Arab, voted overwhelmingly for Sanders over rival Hillary Clinton (59 percent to 39 percent). The subtext of pointing out this particular statistic is clear. How, the media wondered, could a predominantly Muslim group support a Jewish candidate?

As the results rolled in, television pundits like Lawrence O’Donnell and Chuck Todd marveled on MSNBC that Sanders was doing so well in Dearborn “despite” the large Arab-American population there. WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer tweeted that Sanders’ dominance in Dearborn was “the stat of the night,” later adding “It’s official: Arab city feels the Jewish Bern.” Meanwhile, The Week dubbed it “just one more strange data point in an election overflowing with them.”

http://www.ibtimes.com/bernie-sanders-wins-big-michigan-muslims-political-pundits-cant-quite-believe-it-2333030

[Wilms]

1. Maybe those Muslims don't want the US bombing Muslim nations.

Just a random thought from a random internet pundit who isn't paid millions to stick his head in the ground.

[Fawke Em]

4. Correct: they see a Clinton presidency as one that will more likely push the country

into wars with these Muslim nations.

In short: they see her as a war hawk.

[Mufaddal]

5. Foreign policy issues matter to us

don't get me wrong, but honestly the it's Bernie's social and economic justice agenda that is playing a major role.

[Wilms]

6. Thank you, Mufaddal!

I'm a bit smarter because of you.

[arcane1]

2. Next from Clinton: "Radical Islam supports Sanders" n/t

[Kip Humphrey]

3. When we stand together, there is NOTHING we can't do, including popping pundit bubbles.

[Bob_Roony]

7. Three candidates will take US to war in Middle East

If they are elected. Rubio, Cruz and Clinton. Clinton being the worse in this aspect. All the turmoil in Libya and Syria is because of her failed hawkish policies. ISIS flourishing in Libya and Syria. More than 500 K died.