(Washington Post) The six Democrats vying to become Virginia’s lieutenant governor might have expected fireworks during their first and only debate before next month’s primary election.
But they probably didn’t expect them to come from one of the two moderators, who asked the only Muslim candidate in the race whether he could guarantee voters that his faith wouldn’t get in the way if he were elected.
ABC7 anchor Dave Lucas cited a Washington Post article that noted Del. Sam Rasoul’s heavy reliance on out-of-state Muslim donors in his campaign — adding “there’s nothing wrong with that, but that was the case” — then questioned Rasoul about his allegiances.
“Can you assure Virginians, if you’re elected, that you’ll represent all of them, regardless of faith or beliefs?” Lucas asked Rasoul.
