Monday, September 11, 2006

keith ellison plays defense

Keith Ellison is a Democrat running for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district. But what once looked like a cakewalk has turned into a bruising campaign in which many facts are disputed but a central one is not: If he wins, he will be the first Muslim elected to Congress.

See story at Washington Post: Muslim Candidate Plays Defense

2 comments:

Ify Okoye said...

I heard that he won the primary yesterday, good for him.

Abdul-Halim V. said...

Yes, I just heard that on the radio and say a brief news story on it online. It seems like a good development.