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Kathy Barnette, a Trumpist conspiracy-peddling Republican candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race who has been rising through the ranks, speeding even past big-spending rivals, is facing waves of criticism and public backlash for her past anti-Muslim tweets.
The Senate hopeful posted a number of Islamophobic tweets over the years, including ones that targeted former President Barack Obama.
Her sudden rise in the Pennsylvania Senate primary has some Republicans worried about her prospects in November.
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Surging Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Kathy Barnette has a history of anti-Muslim and anti-gay statements. In