The Hill: Guess who is fanning the flames of Islamophobia
In recent years, anti-Muslim rhetoric from Republican officeholders, candidates and media personalities that once would have been politically disqualifying is increasingly being met with silence, rationalization or reward from many conservatives. Nowhere is this trend clearer than in Texas, even though Muslims make up only 2 percent of the population there.
With border security receding as an issue, warnings about “radical Islam” and the supposed “Islamification” of America serve as a new means to mobilize conservative voters.
