Muslim candidates running in record numbers face backlash

Associated Press ^ | Jul. 15, 2018 11:11 PM EDT | Philip Marcelo and Jeff Karoub

[Olog-hai]

A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party.

When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s Democratic primary last month, the first-time candidate saw parallels with her own longshot campaign for Congress in western Massachusetts.

The 44-year-old Muslim, African-American civil rights lawyer, who is taking on a 30-year congressman and ranking Democrat on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, says she wasn’t alone, as encouragement, volunteers and donations started pouring in. […]

Still, the path to victory can be tougher for a Muslim American. Some promising campaigns already have fizzled out while many more face strong anti-Muslim backlash.

In Michigan, Democrat candidate for governor Abdul El-Sayed continues to face unfounded claims from a GOP rival that he has ties to the controversial Muslim Brotherhood, even though Republican and Democratic politicians alike have denounced the accusations as “conspiracy theories.”

In Rochester, Minnesota, mayoral candidate Regina Mustafa has notified authorities of at least two instances where anti-Muslim threats were posted on her social media accounts.

And in Arizona, U.S. Senate candidate Deedra Abboud received a torrent of Islamophobic attacks on Facebook last July that prompted outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, the Republican lawmaker Abboud is hoping to replace, to come to her defense on Twitter. …

[Karliner]

mooslimps make good politicians, they can lie, and lie, and lie as per taquiyya and if ever caught fall upon the mercy of th courts and say it’s their religious culture to lie to infidels. No problem here.

[mass55th]

Genital mutilations for everybody!! Two bush-whacks for the price of one!!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai.

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

per article:

even though Republican and Democratic politicians alike have denounced the accusations as “conspiracy theories.”

Dems and RINOs, in other words the Globalist Uniparty.

Nothing turns my stomach more than RINOs standing in line to slobber over Muslim fifth columnists. And that includes G. W. "Religion of Peace" Bush. Dubya was such an idiot that he trusted Pakistan to cover the back door to Bin Laden's Tora Bora. Nice move, Jorge.
 

[MarMema]

In all of northern Michigan, top half of the state, and the upper peninsula - there are no mosques. No Muslims either I believe. Abdul thinks he can get elected from downstater liberals. But I guarantee you that not one fellow redneck up here is gonna put a check next to the name Abdul on a ballot.

[pepsi_junkie]

Hey, let the Dems put forth a slate of candidates nationwide that are radical leftist unknowns and let’s see once and for all just how far down the rabbit hole this nation has gone.

[eartick]

The 44-year-old Muslim, African-American civil rights lawyer,

Well looks like they have another Obama to take center stage. This is all this country needs is another Obama..

[elcid1970]

“In all of northern Michigan, top half of the state, and the upper peninsula - there are no mosques.”

I’ve bought guns online from that region of Michigan which IMO is an undiscovered hunting & fishing paradise like Wisconsin used to be. But it’s one of many mostly rural states dominated by the politics of one large loud liberal city.

Down with mosques in America and down with Islam!

[Jack Hammer]

And every, single one of them embraces sharia law over the constitution.

[SunkenCiv]

• No love for Pride month from Muslim business owners in Gay friendly neighborhoods

[SuperLuminal]

Deport all of them now!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

The AP writer is so biased it oozes onto the computer screen.

A rising wave of Islamophobia? Where? In her mind, maybe. Around me, nobody bothers any one except the stupid, childish actions of a a handful of neo-Nazi queers.

A lot of so-called white racist, neo-Nazi acts are actually done by non-whites, non-Christians, and students.

[Nifster]

Shhhh too bad. We don’t want to be a mussie country

[Olog-hai]

It’s worse than that, since W also insisted on Musharraf holding elections back in 2007.

[Flintlock]

Headchoppers unite!!!

You have nothing to lose but THE CROSS!!!!

[48th SPS Crusader]

Still, the path to victory can be tougher for a Muslim American.

Now there is a contradiction in terms! Muslim American! Oppression/Freedom, Death/Life Talk about incompatible!

[central_va]

Now there is a contradiction in terms! Muslim American! Oppression/Freedom, Death/Life Talk about incompatible!

Orwell called that "double speak".

[I want the USA back]

They are not victims, they are not being harassed. They are using their victimhood to justify votes.

The dem party is desperate and full of hate. This is to show their hatred for Trump.

[outpostinmass2]

She is running against Richard Neil, one of the most liberal representatives in all of congress. He is also an old white guy who has zero in common with most of his constituents. He has been representing Springfield for decades and during that time there has been no economic improvement. This guy should have been tossed out 10 years ago. If their answer is to elect someone even more liberal and communist than Neil then Springfield may as well turn out the lights.

[GingisK]

End of Empire.