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GOP state senator attacks his ‘radical’ challenger, a Muslim, over ‘Islamic terrorism’
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch
By Patrick Wilson
State Sen. Richard Stuart, R-Stafford, launched Facebook ads this week attacking his Democratic challenger over the issue of “Islamic terrorism.”
Qasim Rashid, a lawyer challenging Stuart in Senate District 28, said Stuart’s allegations were false and an attempt to distract voters from real issues in the campaign, like the need to raise pay for teachers and improve Virginia’s infrastructure.
“He wants to talk about my faith. He wants to talk about Islam,” said Rashid, who is Muslim and lives in Stafford. “I want to talk about the issues. Every allegation he’s made is a complete lie.”
Cooper Mohr, Stuart’s campaign manager, said in a statement that the campaign is running a series of online ads “highlighting Mr. Rashid’s statements on policy issues that place him outside of the mainstream in the 28th Senate District. These ads are based on actual tweets from Rashid and other public statements. We stand by all of our ads and will continue running them. Don’t take our word for it, take a look at Mr. Rashid’s twitter feed.”
He added: “None of the ads mention Mr. Rashid’s religion and Senator Stuart has a strong record supporting religious liberty.”
One of Stuart’s Facebook ads says: “My opponent Qasim Rashid claims there is no such thing as Islamic terrorism and has blamed U.S. military operations for causing terrorism.”
A Rashid tweet from June 2018 began: “No such thing as Islamic terrorism. Terrorism has no religion.”
In other ads, Stuart called Rashid a “radical socialist” and referenced U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose liberal style of politics and large social media following have triggered Republican opposition nationally.
Rashid, a human-rights lawyer, said he’s written books condemning Muslims who committed terrorist acts.
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