NEW YORK — On the eve of New York’s Primary Day, Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders camp released a powerful campaign ad.

The ad, clearly targeted to Muslim New Yorkers is meant to tug at the very heart of Islamophobia and meant to rally Muslim new Yorkers around Sanders as the candidate who has their back.

According to the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, there are at least a 100,000 registered Muslim New York voters. Over 70 percent are estimated to be Democrats. Sanders outreach to this particular sector of the community is a pivotal reason why it appears the majority are throwing their support to Sanders over his competitor, front-runner Hillary Clinton.

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