Its Muslims.Vote website encourages American Muslims to view civic participation as an “amanah,” an Arabic term for a sacred trust. In an Oct. 30 statement, CAIR said, “We urge every eligible Muslim voter to visit Muslims.Vote today and make a specific plan to cast their ballot.”
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A CAIR survey conducted with CAIR Action, its political advocacy arm, polled 861 Muslims from Oct. 16 to 25. It found that 72% planned to support Democrats and 6% Republicans in their state’s November election. CAIR estimates that more than 3 million registered Muslim voters live in the United States.
At an Oct. 25 rally in Port Huron, Michigan, Trump said, “I’m here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator.” At the same rally, Rogers said, “The Muslim Brotherhood celebrated exactly one victory in the United States in the primary this year. Abdul El-Sayed’s.”
When a town hall attendee asked whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, El-Sayed answered, “absolutely.” However, he has never issued a statement formally and explicitly rejecting the group. After Trump mocked his name at the rally, El-Sayed told supporters in Grand Rapids that evening, “I will be Senator Muhammad to you, bro.”
