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Arab Radio: Congressional races examined in California 50th and Illinois 3rd

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The Ray Hanania Show on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the US Arab Radio Network and simulcast live on the Arab News Newspaper Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/TheArabNews will feature two guests who Will examine the role of Arab American voters in the President Battle between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and in two key congressional races the 50th California Congressional battle between Darrell Issa and Ammar Campa-Najjar, and the 3rd Illinois Congressional candidacy of Marie Newman who unseated a long time Conservative Democrat Dan Lipinski

#ArabRadio Wednesday Oct. 21, “The Ray Hanania Show” on WNZK AM 690 US Arab Radio Network, sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper, will feature a close look at how Arab Americans might vote in the Nov. 3, 2020 General Election.
Listen live in Detroit at WNZK AM 690 Radio or online at www.Facebook.com/TheArabNews (7 AM Chicago, 8 AM Detroit, Ohio and Windsor Canada, 1 PM in London, 3 PM in Riyadh and Jerusalem, and 4 PM in Dubai)
 
Joining Hanania @rayhanania during the first segment (8-8:30 AM EST) is Shadin Maali, @ShadinMaali the campaign chairwoman and spokesperson for #MarieNewman who won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 3rd District, which has the 8th largest Arab American population in U.S. Congressional Districts.
Ammar Campa-Najjar candidate in the 50th California Congressional District, Nov. 3, 2020
Ammar Campa-Najjar candidate in the 50th California Congressional District, Nov. 3, 2020
Maali will discuss how Newman defeated longtime conservative Democrat Dan Lipinski and how Arab Americans played a significant role in that victory.
 
During the second segment (8:30-9 AM EST), Hanania’s guest will be political consultant Jeff Davis of #VictoryMedia Consultants which manages election campaigns and election marketing and advertising campaigns for candidates across the country.
Arab American U.S. Congressman Darrell Edward Issa, announced on Jan. 10, 2018 that he will not seek re-election. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Arab American U.S. Congressman Darrell Edward Issa, announced on Jan. 10, 2018 that he will not seek re-election. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Davis @jddavis33 will discuss the potential election outcomes in the @RealDonaldTrump @JoeBiden race, and also contests for Congress in California between Arab Americans Darrel Issa @DarrellIssa and Ammar Campa-Najjar @ACampaNajjar to discuss the all-Arab #USElection congressional contest in the 50th District.
They will also look at data showing how Arab Americans living in four key “Battleground states” might impact the election and swing the votes to Joe Biden away from President Donald Trump. Those states are Michigan, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Tune live at WNZK AM 690 radio in Michigan and Ohio, or watch and listen live online at www.Facebook.com/theArabNews.
(7 AM Chicago, 8 AM Detroit, Ohio and Windsor Canada, 1 PM in London, 3 PM in Riyadh and Jerusalem, and 4 PM in Dubai)
Marie Newman, Democratic nominee for Congress 3rd DIstrict March 2020
Marie Newman, Democratic nominee for Congress 3rd DIstrict March 2020

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RAY HANANIA — Op-Ed writer, author, radio host, podcaster

Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.

Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).

Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.

Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.

His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.

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