CNN panel clashes over poll showing 45 per cent of Michigan voters would reject Muslim candidate

News24 host James Macpherson reacts to CNN panellists clash over polling showing 45 per cent of Michigan voters would not consider a Muslim presidential candidate. ​“CNN Host Dana Bash said it was gross that people would not vote for a Muslim. If people said they wouldn't vote for a woman, or a black person or for an Egyptian, that would be gross,” Mr Macpherson said. ​”But a Muslim, just like a Christian, or an atheist, for that matter, is a person who holds a particular worldview. I would have thought taking a person's worldview into account would be a pretty important part of deciding who to vote for. “We've not got this strange situation where people saying they would never vote for a person who subscribes to Islam is gross, but people saying they would never vote for a candidate who subscribes to Christianity is unremarkable.”