Establishment Targets Muslim Candidate With Coordinated Smear Campaign
July 27, 2026·about 1 hour ago·via The Intercept

Abdul El-Sayed faces a coordinated assault from both GOP and Democratic establishment figures deploying Islamophobic attacks to derail his political ambitions. The bipartisan nature of the attacks reveals how threatened the political establishment becomes when outsider candidates challenge the status quo. Whether El-Sayed's positions merit criticism is one thing - but resorting to religious bigotry exposes the ugly double standard the establishment applies to candidates it fears. Read more about this...