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Muslim candidates run in record numbers across U.S. but face backlash

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., center, talks with Dondre Scott, right, during a visit to a community garden while campaigning in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Mass., Monday, June 18, 2018. At left is Ivette Hernandez, who is running for Mass. House of Representatives.