'Anti-Muslim bigotry is now being mainstreamed into the DNA of conservative politics,' a Council on American-Islamic Relations spokesperson told Newsweek.
Muslim Americans have expressed concern and alarm after Republican candidate Laura Loomer—who has described herself as a"proud Islamophobe" and called Islam a"cancer"— won her primary in Florida, earning praise from President Donald Trump.
But even if Loomer's chances of beating Frankel appear remote, Muslim Americans are worried about a Republican Party that appears to be increasingly open to overtly Islamophobic candidates and viewpoints.
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