[what's up]

The fact that he was named after Mohammed himself would have turned more voters against him.

And now if it's shown to be on the BC and voters see that he tried to cover something up from his Muslim background...well that would stink for him.

[Tublecane]

“And now if it’s shown to be on the BC and voters see that he tried to cover something up from his Muslim background”

He freely admitted his father was a muslim, and everyone knew his middle name was evidence thereof. He didn’t exactly “cover” the Hussein, but he did request people not mention it, and it didn’t make a difference (or not a significant difference). Plus, we didn’t go to war against Islam or its prophet, whereas we did go to war against a guy named Hussein. So I don’t see why “Mohammed” would be worse.