The US elections are in full flow, with the two big parties focussing on the key swing states that will decide this election. In states like Michigan, a slight movement of voters can determine the outcome. And this means Muslim voters may play a decisive role.
To help us understand the political and intellectual climate, I have invited back onto the show Imam Tom Facchine show. Imam Tom has been instrumental in galvanising Muslims behind the anti-Harris campaign, and he joins us from Pennsylvania.
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:09 - Mehdi re Trump worse
8:31 – You are supporting Trump
11:43 – Trump vs Harris
17:47 – Lesser of the two evils
22:33 – Emgage and Harris
29:38 – Emgage no excuse
33:08 – Michigan is the showdown
40:46 – Green Party challenges
45:43 – Quantifying our Gaza votes
48:05 – Leverage within Democrats
50:55 – Staying at home
53:20 – US Exceptionalism
57:16 – Liberal ideology
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