In the wake of the horrific massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, we would do well to check in on America’s own level of Islamophobia.
Several years ago here, I criticized a poll Donald Trump used to stoke anti-Muslim fervor — a poll done by Kellyanne Conway, who, at least then, readily acknowledged the president’s misuse of her survey of American Muslims.
But polls can also help illuminate our prejudices — and it’s clear that Muslims face real prejudice in our country — a bias that this president has almost certainly contributed to because it is his supporters who exhibit it most strongly. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill