Simply put, there is a lot of Islamophobia in the news and such, as well as a lack of diversity in the presidential candidates (both genetically and politically). So I'm saying, to solve these problems, or at least lessen them, that at least one candidate or more for the Presidency should be of the Islamic faith, and also of any denomination within. Although I am not suggesting that the person should let their religious affiliation define them, they are people after all. And there is a risk of this being mistaken to have a "token" Muslim candidate, but that is not the intention. But the hope is that knowledge is power, and with a major Muslim candidate in the public eye, prejudices and bigotries will go down, and hate-mongers like pretty much everyone at Fox news and Bill Maher will become much influential in this matter. But this should not be the only reason to nominate a candidate, the most important thing is that they have ideas, are competent, all that jazz.
By the way, this is not a piece of "Muslim apologism", before anyone gets the idea that it is. The point is not to and extremist of frankly any ideology, but to help educat voters and give representation to a large portion of the populace.
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