Posted on 07/19/2026 2:27:32 PM PDT by Libloather
A Washington state Democrat hoping to unseat a longtime member of Congress is facing a revolt from within her own party, after reportedly saying she left LGBTQ+ rights off her campaign website because she feared alienating Muslim voters.
Seattle Red first reported that Democrat organizations were reconsidering their endorsements of Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., in Washington's 9th Congressional District, after comments she made during an endorsement interview with The Stranger.
When asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Chaudhry replied, "because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately," according to The Stranger.
The comments quickly sparked backlash from Democrat LGBTQ+ activists, with the Washington State Stonewall Democrats urging organizations to reconsider and rescind their endorsements of Chaudhry.
"Her comments are disqualifying because they reveal a deliberate choice to hide her positions on LGBTQ+ rights while actively seeking Democratic endorsements," Washington State Stonewall Democrats chair Andrew Ashiofu told Fox News Digital.
"Anyone running as a Democrat should be bold enough to stand with our community. When a candidate chooses concealment instead of clarity, it raises serious concerns about honesty, integrity, and alignment with core Democratic values," he added.
Ashiofu said the organization is urging groups to revisit their endorsements because "transparency and trust are foundational to the Democratic endorsement process."
"When a candidate admits to hiding key civil-rights positions or tailoring their message to avoid acknowledging LGBTQ+ people, that undermines the integrity of every organization that endorsed her in good faith," he said. "Democratic groups deserve full honesty from candidates, and we believe her comments warrant a reevaluation of any support she has received."
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So she caters to Muslims, but not to Christians. Wow!
She may be worried about what the Muslims will do to her family back in India.
muslim trumps tranny in the woke hierarchy!
That’s absolutely right.
The democrats are in a massive civil war and I am confident that it will require them to start a third party.
This is really fun to watch, but I may be speaking for myself.
The democrats are in a massive civil war and I am confident that it will require them to start a third party.
That’s what they want you to think. In the end they will all fall in line.
When it comes time to cast a vote they are in lock step. But, the pull to the left is hurting them greatly in the fundraising category. They cannot sustain this and I think the power broker donors will eventually need to cut off the most obvious commies and the commies will form tbeir own party. They are already calling themselves the Democratic Socialists of America. It won’t be long.
We forget how Nader hurt Gore. It’s happening all over again, but on a much larger scale.
How long is it before the truth that Muslims don’t approve of homosexuality becomes common knowledge, and Demonicrats demand don’t vote for Muslims or Muslims are told to leave the election?
The 2028 Democrat National Convention is gonna be a hoot!.................
Sounds more Hindu than Muslim.
A carnival freak show I would gladly pay for.
The name is Indian, but she is a Muslim.
Adam Smith, the longtime liberal incumbent Democrat in the district, will win as easily as ever in 2026. And he was likely never *seriously* threatened by this radical lunatic anyway even if she toed the party line and was 100% in favor of Organized Faggotry ® instead of waffling on that critical (LOL) issue.
Yes, we are seeing nationwide how younger and even more hate-filled leftists are challenging old bulls like Smith in Democrat primaries (and occasionally winning) but none of these things happen in districts where the GOP has even a 5% chance of victory in a general election.
We like to believe that the Rat party being driven even further to the lunatic left benefits Republicans, but in these cases it doesn't mean a thing.
I'm reading that now - interesting stuff.
It’s gonna be strange!
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