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The US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton from the Democrats and Donald Trump from the Republicans, in case of being nominated at the congresses of their parties in November, will compete for the 45th presidency of the White House. One of the factors playing an important role in the election will be ethnic lobbying. Candidates will seek to receive a support of large ethnic communities. In this front the competition will be over the Irish, Jewish, and Armenian Diasporas. These ethnic groups are of great interest in core states because of their compact residence and involvement in institutional organizations, writes Russian edition of Forbes.

American Armenians will support the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. This choice is determined by the historical memory and formation of the first Armenian communities in the United States. The heads of the American- Armenian organizations have close ties with high ranking democratic officials in the Congress and White House. Americans remember that their Democratic  President Woodrow Wilson's administration passed " Near East Relief" law , which gave a possibility to many Armenians to start a new life. It was only in 2012, that the main pro Armenian organizations announced that they will not support the Democratic President Barack Obama’s re-election, since he had violated the promise of his campaign to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Obama's policy after the elections led to the fact that the American Armenians have ceased to trust the Democrats.

Hillary Clinton continuously for 10 years has been supporting the efforts of the Armenian community directed at the adoption of the law on recognition of the Genocide. She has consistently acted as a supporter of pro-Armenian resolutions in Senate, participated in conferences and meetings of the Armenian Diaspora. However , becoming the US secretary of state during Obama’s first term Clinton avoided to use the word genocide at the Congressional hearings. However, unlike Obama , she has not completely exhausted the trust of the community.

It is obvious that during elections expected to be held in November, Clinton will use the Genocide card in California, where the Armenian lobby has the most influential political and economic role. If the choice is between Trump and Clinton, Clinton is a pragmatic one. The American Armenians understand that she is the only candidate who has an experience to work with the community and , unlike her competitors , understands the nuances of the conflict .

At the same time the most influential American Armenian politicians –the  Governor of California George Dyukmejyan, the Congressmen Steve Derunyan, and Charles Pashayan, were members of the Republican Party. Moreover, the most significant achievements of the Armenian lobby are associated with the Republican leaders. Thus, Ronald Reagan was and remains the only US president who describing the events of 1915-1923 used the word genocide. It was during the governance of George Bush senior when the Armenian lobby managed to achieve a major gratuitous aid for Armenia and Karabakh. Obviously, the Republicans have made a great contribution to the formation and development of the Armenian lobby in the US. However, the current Republican candidate have not had any contacts with pro-Armenian groups , which leaves Hillary Clinton as a leading alternative.

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