Muhammad Ali’s statement, titled “Presidential Candidates Proposing to Ban Muslim Immigration to the United States”, appears to be a direct reference to Donald Trump.
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Since the 1970s, a dominant strategy, growing out of the Conservative Movement, had propelled Republican candidates into office using a tested combination of positions on defence, small government, lower taxes and social conservativism.
President Barack Obama has decried the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the Republican Party, saying it was contrary to American values and threatened to aid the Isis (Islamic State) propaganda campaign against the US.
“[Terrorists] have alienated many from learning about Islam”.
During the current campaign, Trump’s Republican rivals have questioned his foreign policy bona fides, suggesting he lacks the depth and diplomatic skill to tackle crises in the Mideast and elsewhere.
Just 31 percent of Republican voters said Trump is at least somewhat compassionate, and 43 percent said he is at least somewhat likable.
But among GOP primary voters, who count the most right now, there is an even split: 38 percent are opposed, 37 percent are in favor of the ban.
Among Democrats, 75% are against the proposal, while 55% of Independents oppose the ban.
According to a USA Today/Suffolk survey published Tuesday, he is supported by 27 percent of Republican likely voters, a level of support that has been fixed through months of controversy. “When he says he wants to stop all Muslims from entering the U.S., that runs counter to what I and others who have actually been in the Situation Room, making hard choices, know we have to do”. The survey found that 25 percent of Americans support the proposal and 18 percent have no opinion or are “not sure” about it. Ted Cruz earned the next highest mark, with 56 percent calling him very or somewhat decisive.
Netanyahu said he would be meeting Trump on December 28, just as he agrees to meet any presidential candidate who visits the country, and that the meeting did not amount to an endorsement.
Americans were divided in their views of Democrats Clinton (44 percent favorable to 46 percent unfavorable) and Sanders (31 percent favorable to 32 percent unfavorable).
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The AP-GfK Poll of 1,007 adults, including 333 Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters, was conducted online December 3-7, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is created to be representative of the USA population.
