SAN FRANCISCO, OCT 23: An estimated eighty per cent of Muslim voters in the United States say they intend to vote for Senator John Kerry, according to a poll released on Friday.

The poll, conducted by one of the largest Muslim groups, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) following the third presidential debate, also indicates that 11 per cent of Muslim voters favour Ralph Nader, an Arab-American independent presidential candidate, and just two per cent say they will vote to re-elect President Bush. Only four per cent of the Muslim voters said they are still undecided.

When asked to list the most important issue they used to determine a presidential choice, the issues mentioned most often by respondents were related to civil rights and foreign policy.

The CAIR polls came only one day after the American Muslim Taskforce, a coalition of 10 organizations, called on Muslims to cast their votes for Senator John Kerry as a protest against the policies of the Bush administration.

At least six polls since April have indicated that a majority of American Muslims favour John Kerry because of the Bush administration's discriminatory policies since the 9/11 attacks.

On Oct 19, Georgetown University of Washington released details of its opinion poll showing that 76 per cent of American Muslims support Senator John Kerry for president while just seven per cent support President Bush.