@mattsheffield@mastodon.social There are two distractions going on here. Tommy asks a simple question. El-Sayed answers that question unequivocally. Then the El-Sayed turns to the reason Tommy asked the question, implying that as a Muslim El-Sayed would have allegiance to his religion over the constitution, part of the fear the GOP base has about a Muslim candidate so El-Sayed addresses that fear. However Tommy didn’t ask the question because he feared El-Sayed would be more loyal to his religion. Tommy asked the question to distract from the real issues El-Sayed discusses like access to healthcare and money influencing politics. And Tommy asked the question to get El-Sayed to further expand on the simple answer he gave to the question about the Muslim Brotherhood. To get El-Sayed to say stuff. For a soundbite. For just one five second soundbite that can be twisted to sound like just about anything the right wing media wants it to be to frighten voters and not discuss issues.