Abigail Hauslohner: Abboud and Flood Gates

abigail hauslohner: Astrid Galvan / The Associated Press By Abigail Hauslohner The The Washington Post Fri., July 21, 2017 There weren't a ton of people commenting on U.S. Senate hopeful Deedra Abboud's campaign Facebook page before Tuesday, according to Toronto Star. Then Abboud, a little-known candidate in Arizona's 2018 Democratic primary, posted a short tribute to the Founding Fathers, religious freedom and the separation of church and state and the flood gates opened. Jeff Flake the person whose seat she is trying to take after people online bombarded her with attacks on her Muslim faith. Sorry no room for Muslims in our government, wrote Chris Siemers. Abboud, a liberal 45-year-old attorney and first-time political candidate, might be a long shot in red-state Arizona. Towel headed piece of expletive wrote Brian Zappa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.