We were determined to bring Arab Americans and our issues to the center of this year s election.
Early indicators point to some success.
But there are danger signs that must also be noted. When we initially laid out our strategy, we based it on several assumptions. First and foremost was the fact that we knew that this would be a close and hotly contested race one in which every voter and every group of voters would count. Secondly we knew that in this year s election, as in the past three presidential contests, that the key states where the election would be fought included the Midwestern states of Illinois, Michigan and Ohio states where Arab Americans were an important constituency. At the same time, we knew that because of our work, Arab Americans had been registered and mobilized and become recognized as a voting group that required attention.