Michigan Says No to Hateful Campaign, Elects New Senator
Young voters, angry about cost of living, turned out at the University of Michigan, delivering a win for Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed over Republican Mike Rogers.
The Michigan Senate race ended with Abdul El‑Sayed beating former Representative Mike Rogers, giving the state a new Democratic senator.
Students at the University of Michigan celebrated the result, saying the high cost of living was a key factor in their turnout.
Sen‑elect El‑Sayed said Michigan “rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign” run by his opponent, adding “Michigan proved just how big we are” and noting “Rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign that had nothing to say…”.
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University of Michigan students rally behind Abdul El-Sayed after his Senate win over Mike Rogers
Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate win sparked celebration at the University of Michigan, where young voters say cost of living drove turnout.
Read the original →The Hill
El-Sayed: Michigan rejected ‘hateful, spiteful campaign’
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Wednesday said Michigan “rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign” run by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R), in the state’s Senate race. “Michigan proved just how big we are,” El-Sayed told The Associated Press, after he was projected the winner. “Rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign that had nothing to say…
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Abdul El-Sayed’s victory has laid bare a truth about America's view on Israel | Peter Beinart
In Michigan, support for Israel was a kind of political hologram. But the media often made it seem real Among the things that Abdul El-Sayed’s victory last night in the Michigan Senate race revealed is this: the debate over US policy toward Israel does not primarily pit the left versus the right. It pits the top versus the bottom. There was no grassroots enthusiasm in the state for maintaining US military aid and weapons sales to Israel. That view no longer commands support even among ordinary Republicans. There was instead a massive infusion of pro-Israel money, mostly from extremely wealthy…
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate race against Mike Rogers.
- Abdul El-Sayed is the Senator-elect from Michigan, a Democrat.
- Mike Rogers is a former Representative and a Republican.
- Students celebrated El-Sayed's Senate win at the University of Michigan.
- According to Fox News, young voters at the University of Michigan said cost of living drove turnout.
- Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed said on Wednesday that Michigan "rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign" run by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers.
- "Michigan proved just how big we are," El-Sayed told The Associated Press after he was projected the winner.
- "Rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign that had nothing to say…" El-Sayed said, according to The Hill.
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