Most 2020 contenders are set to skip what is billed as the largest annual gathering of Muslims in the country this weekend and activists are growing increasingly fearful that Dems may miss an opportunity to mobilize their community against Trump next year
Trump’s travel ban was discussed for less than two minutes during the primary debates, and activists argue it doesn’t come up much in candidates’ stump speeches.
In recent years, Muslims have worked to prove that they are an increasingly powerful voting bloc that should be taken seriously, particularly in key swing states. Muslim voters were credited with helpingin Michigan’s primary in 2016. According to a study by Emgage, voter turnout among Muslims also increased 25 percentage points between 2014 and 2018 in the states of Ohio, Florida, Michigan and Virginia.
Muslim operatives praised Sanders and Castro for attending, adding that the Vermont senator in particular has done significant outreach to Muslims. Sanders’ campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, is Muslim. Some Muslim activists believe candidates are giving them short shrift because they employ too few Muslims: “The entire system is rigged to keep our issues out of the spotlight when it’s inconvenient,” said Alzayat, whose group Emgage helped organize the convention.“For many politicians, I think it’s not tradition for presidential candidates to go attend large Muslim gatherings.
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