CAIR to Sponsor 20K Pennsylvania Muslim Household Get Out The Vote Robocall
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all registered voters in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico to participate in their respective presidential primary elections on Tuesday, April 2.
Tonight, CAIR will broadcast an automated telephone message to remind over 20,000 Muslim voter households in Pennsylvania to get out the vote during tomorrow’s presidential, congressional, statewide, and local primary elections. The pre-recorded broadcast will remind Muslim voters that:
“Whether you support a candidate or write in your candidate, American Muslim voices matter. CAIR is Unlocking American Muslim Power! Please go out and make sure to cast your vote in tomorrow’s primary!”
CAIR notes that the Pennsylvania Chapter of CAIR, with offices in Philadelphia (CAIR-Philadelphia) and Pittsburgh (CAIR-Pittsburgh), also completed thousands of one-on-one get-out-the-vote calls and plans to send some 20,000 text messages later today.
FIND YOUR POLLING STATION:
Pennsylvania Presidential Primary Election (April 23)
Puerto Rico Presidential Primary Election (April 23)
These critical primary elections not only determine the presidential nominees and party convention delegates for the Democratic and Republican parties, but some state primaries also impact numerous congressional and local races slated for the November general election.
According to estimates by CAIR, there are over 2.5 million Muslim voters nationwide, including over 600,000 Muslim voters participating in Tuesday’s election. CAIR is also mobilizing over 30,000 of its supporters to actively engage in Tuesday’s electoral process.
Last month, CAIR conducted an automated telephone exit poll of 568 Muslim voters who participated in the March 5th Super Tuesday presidential primary election and found in the event of a snap election today, a combined 37 percent of Muslim voters would prefer a third-party candidate (19% split three ways) or an unnamed “other candidate” (18%) over incumbent President Joe Biden (36%) or Republican presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump (27%).
The survey also showed that 72% percent of Muslim Super Tuesday voters reported “disapproving” of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli government’s war in Gaza.
In the coming weeks, CAIR plans to relaunch its nationwide “Muslims Vote” campaign, providing get-out-the-vote resources including an election calendar, sample candidate questions, election surveys of Muslim voter attitudes, and more.
NOTE: As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, CAIR does not endorse or oppose candidates for office, and makes no claims as to the favorability of one candidate being elected over another.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com