Republicans Have a Muslim Problem Problem

Sarah Longwell: “Islamophobia is now a major part of the Republican Triangle of Doom—the voters have heard it from the politicians (like Greg Abbott) and right-wing media figures, so now they’re going to demand to hear more and more of it.”

“It’s going to make it incredibly difficult for the GOP to rebuild: They can either play into the bigotry and alienate people who would rather hear about things like the cost of living, or they can abandon the bigotry and thereby ignore one of their base’s growing concerns.”