Armenian Americans and the 2024 US Presidential Elections | Ep 380 – Nov 2, 2024
Conversations on Groong
Topics:
* On the Major US Presidential Candidates
* Do Minor Candidates Matter for us?
* Are We Organized Enough to Influence US Elections?
* How would Harris or Trump Affect Armenia & Region?
Guest:
* Harut Sassounian – TW/@HarutSassounian
Hosts:
– Hovik Manucharyan – TW/@HovikYerevan
– Asbed Bedrossian – TW/@qubriq
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01:07 Intro to show with Harut Sassounian
01:32 US presidential election background and setup
04:38 How should the Armenian American community act in these elections?
09:44 Is the recommendation to pick one side or the other collectively?
10:38 How do you reconcile voting for either of the candidates given how horrible they’ve been to us?
12:21 Do minor candidates matter for us, and would the Arab-American strategy work for us?
16:13 How did “Artsakh” make into Trump’s political lexicon?
17:17 Are Armenian-Americans organized enough to influence candidates?
18:19 On the ANCA strategy through early support of Robert Kennedy
22:08 How do you feel about the Armenian vote, right before the election now?
25:56 Do our political advocacy groups have the ability to direct our votes?
28:10 Do either the Armenian Government or Civil Contract have preferred candidates for POTUS?
30:22 How would a Harris or Trump presidency affect Armenia and its region?
34:33 What about effects on the wars in the Middle East?
38:14 About Harut Sassounian
Episode 380 | Recorded: November 1, 2024
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You guys need to bring on Luis Moreno Ocampo!!!
Trump is a criminal who desperately needs the position to secure himself from prosecution, ie, he needs immunity through presidential power. Trump is a wanna-be oligarch who uses the presidency for his own personal profit and personal security. Armenians have forgotten about his business dealings with Erdogan and Aliyev. He was part of the world consensus to green light the 2020 war in Artsakh. Trump is a kleptocrat, and yet sadly, many Armenians vote for him.
Are we better off now or 4 years ago
If you love the US vote for Trump. If you love the deep state and oligarchs then vote for Kamala
RFK endorsed Trump
Trump just called Aram katolicos
Please don’t waste your vote on a losing horse
I don’t think Harout is an unbiased person to listen to, because he hates Trump.
Armenian cause is one of the factors to consider but who will be better for Armenia and USA. Since we live in the US, I who will be better for the US?
Harris is better for pashinyan , trump little better for the citizens of Armenia
No of the candidates are good but Trump I believe will be better for Armenia, he say he will stop financing the Ukrainians , war will end and the Russians can give more attention on other things like south Caucasus .
Just so we're clear, by which international law (treaty, convention, customary) is Artsakh "occupied territory"?
We woke up in a very scary dream for the ermeni… with a few uneducated political decisions.
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Peace be upon you, an American concerned about the smooth running of the elections in the city of New York visits several polling stations and asks the receptionists what identity documents are needed to vote and there surprise they do not ask for any identity documents. Is this normal, I do not think so. Lincoln Karim
Harut sounds very wise.