Democrat Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Makes History as First Muslim Senator
El-Sayed overcame heavy outside spending and attacks to keep the seat Democratic, according to race calls from the Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ.
- On Tuesday, Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to win Michigan's Senate seat, which will be vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters.
- Throughout the campaign, El-Sayed stirred controversy by accusing Israel of genocide regarding the war in Gaza, while the Rogers campaign and allies accused him of antisemitism.
- Rep. Haley Stevens sparked outrage by endorsing Rogers less than 48 hours before Election Day, prompting the Michigan Democratic Party to announce Stevens was no longer a member.
- During a CBS 60 Minutes interview on Monday, El-Sayed argued the United States hinders a two-state solution through military assistance and linked rising prices to Trump's support of Israel and war in Iran.
- The race served as a major test for the progressive movement within the Democratic Party, with President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama campaigning for the candidates.
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed took over his rival, Republican Mike Rogers, in the U.S. Senate elections for the state of Michigan and took over...
The 42-year-old doctor Abdul El-Sayed will be the first U.S. senator of Arab and Muslim origin. With the victory in the dispute in the U.S. state of Michigan (designed by The New York Times and the CNN TV network), the Democrats ensure the maintenance of a chair in one of the most important states for the definition of the balance of forces in the U.S. Congress. The son of Egyptian immigrants and member of the wing to the left of the party, he w…
The 42-year-old doctor, representing the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and becoming a repulsive figure for the Republicans, managed to keep to the left this seat announced as threatened.
US President Donald Trump defamed him as a »jihadist«: According to the US media, Abdul El-Sayed is winning and is the first Muslim to join the Senate. Nowhere was elected as long as in Alaska, where the democrats lead. Live analysis of the democrats' landslide victory.
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