Sen. Cory Booker on Monday slammed his Republican opponent for “bigotry” and “vile” remarks after saying Islam “doesn’t seem to be able to cohabitate with other religions” while citing debunked or exaggerated anecdotes about Muslims in Europe.
Justin Murphy, who’s little known and virtually unfunded, is the longest of long shots to defeat Booker in November. But his words could be a headache for down-ballot Republicans in competitive races throughout New Jersey, a diverse state with one of the largest Muslim populations in the country, and where Republicans made surprising inroads with the Muslim community in 2024.
And as the party’s Senate…
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