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...and a liberal, both targets of separate but overlapping prejudices and therefore of smear campaigns.
If it wasn't "Muslim" as code for "black" it would be something else. If it wasn't "unqualified" as code for "liberal" it would be something else.
The black prejudice is far larger and more insidious, which is why the "Muslim" thing has so much traction. The liberal antipathy comes from a marginally more intelligent place, which is why it's heard slightly less often.
That's how these things are played, or have been up to the present day. If Obama is elected, it's precisely because he wins his bet that this crap no longer works. I'm hopeful but not overly confident.
