Well of course Barack Hussein Obama leads among Arab American voters. Duh!

In a new Zogby poll conducted for the Arab American Institute, it was revealed that Democratic candidate Obama holds a substantial 21 point lead over Republican John McCain among Arab American voters. The poll also found that Obama’s 54 percent/33 percent lead over McCain dropped to 46 percent/32 percent when independent candidate Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr were included in survey questions.

Other key findings included:

• The most important issues for Arab American voters are jobs/economy (far and away the greatest area of concern), followed by the war in Iraq/peace/foreign affairs, and health care.
• Approval ratings given to the Bush Administration’s performance are low: 23 percent for overall performance, 19 percent for economic policy and 31 percent for foreign policy.
• The shift in party identification continues. The Democrat/Republican break in 2000 was 40/38; now it is 46/20.