We have heard it broken down by race, age, gender, states, etc. I am sure the breakdowns reflect what they reflect. What does a lack of such a breakdown reflect? I surmise that it reflects an issue in which we do not wish to highlight or discuss; it reflects deeper issues from which we cower. Has anyone heard how are Arabic-American citizentry are leaning? Has anyone heard them mentioned as part of the national presidential debate? Do they matter? They do matter, as all of our citizentry matters. So where are they in the national discourse? Besides the negative respresentations presented (fanatic, moslem, terrorist), and the two female Obama supporters who were asked to give up there places immediately behind Senator Obama during a rally earlier this year, they have been nowhere. The candidates, their political machinery, and pundits have not spoken to these American out of fear. They fear associations and negative connotation prevalent in our stereotypes and perceptions. In this I think both candidates have not demostrated leadership or the qualities associated with leadership. Our next President will and must represent us all in all our diverse and wonderful hues, faiths, and ancestry. What better place to start doing so than when one has the media's ear 24/7, as in during a campaign to lead the free world. It is at such times that one's true leadership ability can be displayed. It is then that we all can determine the candidate truth worth to us all as opposed to a select demographic.
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