{"id":3427,"date":"2017-08-25T00:49:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:20:58","slug":"ironically-vitriol-directed-arizona-senate-hopeful-boost-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/ironically-vitriol-directed-arizona-senate-hopeful-boost-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ironically, Vitriol Directed at Arizona Senate Hopeful Boost Her Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deedra Abboud, long-time lawyer and first-time political candidate, is a Muslim-American running for a 2018 Arizona Senate seat. A recent campaign video published on her Facebook page received a slew of offensive comments. Ironically, the attacks drew more media attention to her campaign than ever before and people from both sides of the aisle are now in her corner.<\/p>\n<p>Her opponent for the Senate seat, Republican Jeff Flake, Tweeted his support for her:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hang in there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deedra2018\">@deedra2018<\/a>. Sorry you have to put up with this. Lots of wonderful people across AZ. You&#8217;ll find them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uVfLaAfVV2\">https:\/\/t.co\/uVfLaAfVV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffFlake\/status\/887490249013825536\">July 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Originally from Arkansas, Abboud has called Phoenix, AZ, her home for the past 2 decades. She has a professional history in law and civil rights activism, and her platform promotes universal healthcare and LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<p>Abboud \u2013 who was raised Southern baptist and converted to Islam two decades ago \u2013 says it was the hateful rhetoric that inspired her to run for office. Her ultimate goal is to encourage coalition-building among diverse communities and parties through human-to-human conversations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On Tuesday, we gathered at Encanto Park &amp; took a stand against hate. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phoenix?src=hash\">#Phoenix<\/a> for a beautiful demonstration of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loveforall?src=hash\">#loveforall<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lw09zwA44k\">pic.twitter.com\/Lw09zwA44k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deedra2018 (@deedra2018) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deedra2018\/status\/900764752598663170\">August 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, essentially, she says bring on the vitriol, because that&#8217;s exactly what will make her even more dedicated to her work.<\/p>\n<p>We love seeing more people of diverse backgrounds, genders, and religions running for office. It\u2019s thanks in part to non-partisan efforts like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheshouldrun.org\/\">She Should Run<\/a> that are helping those folks get some much overdue traction. She Should Run&#8217;s newest campaign is to get 250,000 running for office by 2030 \u2013 we think it can happen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIG NEWS! Why have we been happy dancing all morning? Our new campaign to get <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/250Kby2030?src=hash\">#250Kby2030<\/a> just launched!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECxku1JG9W\">https:\/\/t.co\/ECxku1JG9W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DWscMWfg6y\">pic.twitter.com\/DWscMWfg6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 She Should Run (@SheShouldRun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheShouldRun\/status\/887337780099112960\">July 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deedra Abboud, long-time lawyer and first-time political candidate, is a Muslim-American running for a 2018 Arizona Senate seat. 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