Second Muslim Elected to Congress
- Posted by Justin Higgins on March 12th, 2008 in
Jon Elrod, despite his best efforts, was unsuccessful in taking down the Democrat machine in the Special Election that occurred yesterday in Indiana's 7th. Reuters has the news:
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana voters on Tuesday elected a Muslim to Congress, only the second of that faith chosen in U.S. history.
Andre Carson, grandson of the late Democrat Rep. Julia Carson, was elected to serve the balance of her term in the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election.
The article goes on to say that Carson converted to Islam a little over a decade ago. This is a fact that hadn't even affected my decision to support Elrod, though it would've. I have plenty of questions for any followers of The Religion of Pieces. Carson will face a primary in May to get his own party's nod to run in the actual election in November, where he just may face Elrod again (I believe). This is a race to watch.
Bigotry from the baby warpimp
"This is a fact that hadn't even affected my decision to support Elrod, though it would've."
In short, you're a religious bigot, Justin. This surprises no one.
This is the kind of race
This is the kind of race Repblicans will need to strongly compete in during a presidential year if they want to make a dent in the Dem majority