This Article is From Oct 27, 2016

Campaign Flier Targets US Senate Candidate's 'Muslim-Sounding Name'

Campaign Flier Targets US Senate Candidate's 'Muslim-Sounding Name'

US Senate candidate Maggie Hassan.

Concord, New Hampshire: A Muslim civil rights group says a campaign flier targeting US Senate candidate Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire associates Muslims with violence and exploits her "Arab and Muslim-sounding name," though similar mailers are targeting candidates in other states.

The One Nation flier shows a family in a weapon's crosshairs. It says by supporting the Iran nuclear deal, the Democrat could be putting families at risk of attack by "radical Islamic terrorists."

The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says the ad exploits Hassan's name - which is actually Irish - and the nation's growing anti-Muslim sentiment. A spokesman for One Nation says it simply highlights Hassan's support for policies.

Similar fliers are targeting Patrick Murphy in Florida, Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada.


 
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