It's been harder for me for sure being Muslim American, it's been harder for me for sure being the first Muslim ever elected anything here in Virginia, but it's actually made me into a much better person. So, the neat… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
When you're running, when you're in elected office, you're surrounded with power. And, so every single day, you have to remind yourself why you're… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
When I'm faced with difficult times, I actually usually remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
I think the Democratic Party is firmly in the wilderness right now and doesn't know exactly what to do. We talk about trust. Fundamentally,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
We're here to defend the rights that are enshrined to us by the Constitution, as Americans. — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
As liberals are puppets in Donald Trump's show right now, all he needs to do is create any distraction and all of a sudden,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
You'd be surprised how quickly our identities evaporate when we were able to connect with people on a very personal level because we're all… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
Regardless of the Islamophobia, where we have gone wrong in the Democratic Party and the American left is to play wholeheartedly into identity politics,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
What happens with identity politics sometimes is there's a competition among the oppressed: You're more oppressed than me and if not, then unfortunately you… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
The Democratic Party says we're inclusive, but it's clear sometimes we are not as inclusive. People see hypocrisy, they don't see alignment and values,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
Falling into Donald Trump's trap, or being distracted every time he sends out a tweet is really not leadership. And, I would point you… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
We need to be fighting and rallying around the common American values. This is where the Democratic Party needs to learn and grow as… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
When we talk about defending Muslims, defending women, we're automatically by default excluding someone, but when we talk about defending liberty, when we talk… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
The lack of fairness that we have in the richest country in the world is something that hits my district pretty hard. Eighty-three percent… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
Losing elections all across America, and the American people clearly saying the Democratic Party is no longer the party of the people, I don't… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
You bring up identity politics and I think that this is really causing a divide in the American left where we're rallying too much… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
