The author of today's longread, Rany Jazayerli, is one of my favorite bloggers about the Kansas City Royals. While his writing normally focuses on baseball, he occasionally diverges into politics In this article, he examines how the Republican Party lost its support from Muslim voters as a result of the words and actions of key party members in the years after September 11, 2001.
I think Rany's analysis here is important and thought-provoking, but I also struggle with his position that absent these changes, the GOP was a party that better represented his interests and the interests of many Muslims. The idea that Republicans are the party of small business and limited government has been rooted more in marketing than in reality for quite some time. Nevertheless, this article goes to show how quickly a political party can alienate its allies.
Also...go Royals!
"The GOP and Me" by Rany Jazayerli
Published at Rany on the Royals, November 6, 2012
http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2012/11/the-gop-and-me.html
Eric
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