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Why Muslim Americans are running for office in record numbers

[Aljazeera] Washington, DC - If Abdul El-Sayed can pull off an upset win in Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday, he will be one step closer to becoming the first Muslim governor in the United States.

The 33-year-old progressive underdog, who has rejected corporate money, has received endorsements from the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, and progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose surprise win in the New York primary elections in late June highlighted a growing divide in their party.

While El-Sayed has garnered national media attention, he faces numerous obstacles. Opinion polls give Gretchen Whitmer, the former Democratic leader in the state senate, a double-digit lead. But El-Sayed's supporters point to the upset victory of Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries in the state as a sign of hope.

And if El-Sayed is able to defeat his primary opponents, he will still face an uphill battle in a state won by Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential elections.

Despite the obstacles, El-Sayed is part of a broader wave of Muslim Americans running for political office in record numbers, according to Jetpac, a nonprofit that advocates civic engagement among the 3.45 million-person religious minority.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-07 08:50|| || Front Page|| [27 views ] Top
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#1 Truly a mystery. Perhaps a five year, mulit-million dollar Gov't funding Rand study should be undertaken.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-07 08:55|| 2018-08-07 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 In any war use the weapons at hand....

Posted by Phoper Brown5844 2018-08-07 09:15|| 2018-08-07 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Worked for the Commies in the 60s. Defeat the enemy at home if you can't win on the battlefield.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-08-07 10:34|| 2018-08-07 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Why?
Because they think they have critical mass.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-07 10:44|| 2018-08-07 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Abdul El-Sayed and the Red-Green Axis

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-08-07 17:41|| 2018-08-07 17:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Follow the Money and I bet you will find they were groomed by a rich Oil Sheikh(s) from Saudi Arabia and/or Qatar...

Posted by magpie 2018-08-07 19:07|| 2018-08-07 19:07|| Front Page Top

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