Not a great look for the "Republicans aren't racist" crowd.

[DavidGee24]

In Michigan's 8th Congressional District, Candidate Tom Smith defeated candidate Amir Hassan in the Republican primary race for a chance to take on Kristen Rivet for the Congressional seat.

The only kicker? Tom Smith, a candidate with $2,000 raised and less than 100 followers on the Facebook page for his campaign, had WITHDRAWN from the race via a video on Facebook posted on July 15th due to what he perceived as not enough support to continue.

Hassan, a black, Navy veteran, and former Muslim turned Christian, who had disavowed the Muslim religion and was forced to post videos online explaining that he is "not an immigrant" and that his family "had been in the US for hundreds of years," was endorsed by both Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump had invited Hassan on stage at a rally on July 27th to endorse his candidacy. He was of course chosen as a token candidate meant to represent that minorities can disavow leftist extremism and join the righteous side .

On a Trump Truth Social post endorsing the candidate, comments... such as this one by "JoniMarieforLiberty" said, ”“YOU ARE BEING MISLED, President Trump! This guy is a snake in the grass. Muslim and never voted for a republican in his whole life. Moved to Michigan last summer and immediately filed to run for office. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!” Another commenter named "Billie" wrote, “his name gives me pause. Call me racist, but I am merely being cautious. Obama comes to mind."

It didn't matter that Hassan's own campaign literature says Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior. The mob had already decided that a name and a former religion were enough to disqualify him.

Republicans in Michigan literally voted for a man on a ballot who had dropped out of the race because the name "Tom Smith" looked white and "Amir Hassan" looked Muslim.

Nice job.

I would say that this is YOUR opinion and not fact. If it is fact, please product the factual evidence that race is involved.

SoB did what's called a "Post And Ghost". He knew he was going to get humiliated again, so by posting and then abandoning his post he gets to skip that part, although being addicted to himself I would imagine he's taken a peek. This is a tactic that libetal celebrities use, they post and then abandon it so that they can think that they were unquestionably right.

[auroraave]

In Michigan's 8th Congressional District, Candidate Tom Smith defeated candidate Amir Hassan in the Republican primary race for a chance to take on Kristen Rivet for the Congressional seat.

The only kicker? Tom Smith, a candidate with $2,000 raised and less than 100 followers on the Facebook page for his campaign, had WITHDRAWN from the race via a video on Facebook posted on July 15th due to what he perceived as not enough support to continue.

Hassan, a black, Navy veteran, and former Muslim turned Christian, who had disavowed the Muslim religion and was forced to post videos online explaining that he is "not an immigrant" and that his family "had been in the US for hundreds of years," was endorsed by both Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. Trump had invited Hassan on stage at a rally on July 27th to endorse his candidacy. He was of course chosen as a token candidate meant to represent that minorities can disavow leftist extremism and join the righteous side .

On a Trump Truth Social post endorsing the candidate, comments... such as this one by "JoniMarieforLiberty" said, ”“YOU ARE BEING MISLED, President Trump! This guy is a snake in the grass. Muslim and never voted for a republican in his whole life. Moved to Michigan last summer and immediately filed to run for office. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!” Another commenter named "Billie" wrote, “his name gives me pause. Call me racist, but I am merely being cautious. Obama comes to mind."

It didn't matter that Hassan's own campaign literature says Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior. The mob had already decided that a name and a former religion were enough to disqualify him.

Republicans in Michigan literally voted for a man on a ballot who had dropped out of the race because the name "Tom Smith" looked white and "Amir Hassan" looked Muslim.

Nice job.

I would say that this is YOUR opinion and not fact. If it is fact, please product the factual evidence that race is involved.

SoB did what's called a "Post And Ghost". He knew he was going to get humiliated again, so by posting and then abandoning his post he gets to skip that part, although being addicted to himself I would imagine he's taken a peek. This is a tactic that libetal celebrities use, they post and then abandon it so that they can think that they were unquestionably right.

The best part in all of this is randomly posting something completely trivial just so they can suddenly scream "OMG racism" and nothing could be more on brand for a low IQ narcissist. It's such a sad, sad cry for attention. You know what's racist? Cambridge hiring, and covering up, the blatant lies and deception of a DEI hire - someone hired and elevated based solely on the color of their skin. Where's the outrage? Crickets, of course. Can't be a looney leftist with out narcissim and - mostly - complete and total hypocrisy. It's page one of the playbook. "OMG, racism!" followed by "no, it's different when we do it!"

It's 2026, and still trying to play the "OMG racism!" card that petered out years ago. The demand for racism seems to widly out pace the supply.

she/her/they/them's posts are so soft and flimsy they should just change their screenname to "Flaccid and loving it"

[DanielVogelbach]

People have the right to be racist. There's nothing wrong with hiring someone or associating / disassociating with someone based on any factor you want including skin color. People just don't understand freedom. They are so indoctrinated into the cult of "government" that they can't even wrap their heads around the concept of a free market.

As long as you aren't using force and aggression, then there is no objective morality issue.

Instead of pointing the finger at racist Republicans, consider the role of "government". If you don't have the right to rob your neighbor at gunpoint to pay for things you want (taxation), then how can you delegate that exact same right to a "representative"? Where does their authority come from? When was the consent given?