Democrat Abdul El-Sayed claims Michigan Senate win, set to become first Muslim US senator

Abdul El-Sayed has won a US Senate seat in Michigan, becoming the first Muslim to join the upper chamber of Congress, defeating former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers.

Despite a late primary challenge and a vigorous smear campaign by Republicans, El-Sayed's platform focused on universal health care and economic reform resonated with voters.

His victory marks a significant milestone as he becomes the first Democratic doctor in the Senate since 1969, succeeding the retiring Gary Peters.

DETROIT, Nov 4 — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed said today that he had won a US Senate seat in Michigan over former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers, which would make him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress.

“Michigan, we did it!” El-Sayed said in a speech at his election headquarters in Detroit.

“I am so proud and honored to stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan.”

El-Sayed won despite a last-minute hiccup in his campaign when congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to El-Sayed, came out in support of Rogers at the 11th hour.

The Michigan doctor rallied voters on leftist campaign promises, including universal health care, to hold a key US Senate seat for Democrats, taking over from the retiring Gary Peters.

Republicans ran a scorched-earth campaign to paint Democrats as communists and branded El-Sayed a terrorist who would endanger Americans.

But the straight-talking 42-year-old El-Sayed pledged to help cash-strapped voters navigate America’s thorny health care system.

“You deserve to be able to see a doctor without getting a huge bill,” he told Michiganders on the eve of the vote, vowing to upend America’s divisive multi-billion-dollar for-profit medical system.

During the race, El-Sayed drew huge campaign crowds across the state, even in deeply conservative Republican areas.

El-Sayed also vowed to get “money out of politics” and address the harsh economic woes that have voters yearning for a political newcomer to shake up the status quo.

The election makes El-Sayed the first Democratic doctor in the Senate since 1969. — AFP

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阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德赢得了密歇根州的美国参议院席位，成为首位进入国会上议院的穆斯林，击败了前共和党议员迈克·罗杰斯。

尽管在初选后期遭遇挑战，并遭到共和党人的猛烈抹黑，但埃尔-赛义德以全民医疗保健和经济改革为核心的竞选纲领引起了选民的共鸣。

他的胜利具有重要的里程碑意义，他成为自 1969 年以来第一位进入参议院的民主党医生，接替了退休的加里·彼得斯。

底特律，11 月 4 日——民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德今天表示，他已在密歇根州赢得美国参议院席位，击败了前共和党议员迈克·罗杰斯，这将使他成为第一位当选国会上议院议员的穆斯林。

“密歇根州，我们成功了！”埃尔-赛义德在底特律的竞选总部发表讲话时说道。

“我非常自豪和荣幸能够站在这里，作为来自伟大的密歇根州的当选参议员。”

尽管埃尔-赛义德的竞选活动在最后一刻出现了一个小插曲，即在民主党初选中输给埃尔-赛义德的国会女议员海莉·史蒂文斯在最后一刻转而支持罗杰斯，但埃尔-赛义德最终还是赢得了选举。

这位密歇根州的医生凭借包括全民医疗保健在内的左翼竞选承诺，成功为民主党赢得了一个重要的美国参议院席位，接替了退休的加里·彼得斯。

共和党人发起了一场焦土式运动，将民主党人描绘成共产主义者，并将埃尔-赛义德贴上恐怖分子的标签，称他会危害美国人的安全。

但直言不讳的 42 岁埃尔-赛义德承诺帮助资金紧张的选民了解美国复杂的医疗保健系统。

“你们理应能够看医生而不必支付巨额账单，”他在投票前夕告诉密歇根州的选民，并誓言要颠覆美国分裂性的数十亿美元营利性医疗体系。

在竞选期间，埃尔-赛义德在全州各地都吸引了大量竞选人群，甚至在共和党非常保守的地区也是如此。

埃尔-赛义德还誓言要“让金钱退出政治”，并解决严峻的经济困境，选民们渴望一位政治新人来打破现状。

此次当选使埃尔-赛义德成为自1969年以来首位进入参议院的民主党籍医生。——法新社

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