Columbia Journalism: Elections coverage: Minority and Ethnic Vote

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Presidential Election U.S. Senate New York State Immigrant Vote Minority/Ethnic Vote Voting Issues Polls and Polling Get Out The Vote Ballot Bloopers Up Close and Personal

SPECIAL REPORTS
Uptown 2004 The Catholic Vote The Homeless Vote Columbia e-Day News

VIDEO COVERAGE
High School Students Blind Voters Democracy Plaza First Time Voters Homeless Votes Nader Campaign Patients Voter Registration Index

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Prof. Sig Gissler Prof. LynNell Hancock Prof. Stephen Isaacs Prof. Rhoda Lipton Prof. Laura Muha Prof. Sandy Padwe Prof. Robin Reisig

Kerry Drew Disenchanted Arabs in Bay Ridge
By Sarmad S. Ali
As the presidential election grew near, Linda Sarsour sat in her small office at the Arab-American Association in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, looking at the photos of two thickly bearded young Arabs on the front page of an Arabic-language newspaper.

Forgotten in Blue State, Blacks Still Vote Democratic
By Theresa Bradley
It has been a dictum of presidential politics for decades: African-Americans and urban voters tend to go Democratic every time.

Despite Increased Turnout, Bush Narrows Ethnic Voter Gap
By Gennady Sheyner
George W. Bush drew enough support from traditionally Democrat-leaning black and Hispanic voters to overcome the huge voter turnout that most experts assumed would win the presidency for John Kerry.

Amplifying the Asian Vote:
Korean, Chinese and South Asian Groups Rally to the Polls
By Wendy Leung, Lisa Macabasco and Alisa Opar
Political activity was high in the city's Asian communities yesterday as voters went to the polls following one of the largest voter registration efforts among this population.

The Hip-Hop Generation Mobilizes For The Presidential Election
By Adam Howard
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Harlem’s legendary Black congressman and pastor, once told his predominately black congregation, “The only thing the white man cares about is your dollar and your vote.”