Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's U.S. Senate race over Republican Mike Rogers
He is set to become the first Muslim senator in January, the Daily Mail reports, and Reason says Dearborn gave him 82 percent.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. race in the Nov. 3 election, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. The Daily Mail says he is set to become the first Muslim senator in January. NPR reports that Dearborn, a Michigan city, turned out in record numbers for him.
Reason, which calls Dearborn Arab-majority, reports it gave him 82 percent, compared with 36 percent for Kamala Harris in 2024. Reason says the campaign turned on the Middle East. Reason says Trump mocked El-Sayed's name and called him a Muslim Brotherhood member, and Rogers accused El-Sayed of backing that group.
El-Sayed disavowed it. Rep. Haley Stevens, his former primary rival, endorsed Rogers just before election day. She told The Free Press, as Reason reports, that his stance on Iran and Israel helped drive her decision.
The Daily Mail says Democrats won both chambers of . The Epoch Times calls the result a historic Republican defeat and cites exit polls showing young voters moving toward Democrats. It says pollsters point to the economy, the Iran war and Israel.
The Daily Mail reports that Democratic strategist David Plouffe, a former Obama campaign manager, named El-Sayed a possible 2028 dark horse if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not run.
- 82 percentDearborn's vote for El-Sayed, per ReasonReason
- 36 percentDearborn's vote for Harris in 2024, per ReasonReason
- 66 percentmen aged 18 to 29 who backed El-Sayed, per NBC News exit pollingThe Epoch Times
- 22 pointsnet swing toward Democrats among voters 18 to 29, per pollster Patrick RuffiniThe Epoch Times
- close to $54 millionraised by El-Sayed for the race, per Legis 1Daily Mail
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Dearborn's record turnout for El-Sayed
NPR's Leila Fadel interviews Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. The conversation asks why voters in his Michigan city came out in record numbers and helped send Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate.
Center1 outlet
Republicans lost Arab voters they won in 2024
Reason's piece, headlined "Republicans Fumble Their 2024 Gains With Arabs in Michigan," opens with the Arab swing toward Trump in 2024 and then tracks its reversal. It reports Dearborn went from 36 percent for Harris to 82 percent for El-Sayed. Reason ties the shift to Trump's campaign, including his mocking of El-Sayed's name and his claim El-Sayed is a "jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member," plus his boasts about the Iran war.
It also covers Rogers's Brotherhood accusation, which El-Sayed disavowed, and the Stevens endorsement of Rogers that put Israel back at the center. Reason quotes journalist Ali Harb from Dearborn, who describes a common reaction: "Yeah, I'm a Republican, but how can I vote for someone who insulted my prophet?" Harb also says he thinks Republicans decided the community's remaining votes were not worth pursuing.
Conservative3 outlets
Young men's swing from Republicans, and 2028 talk
The Epoch Times leads with younger men leaving the Republicans, calling the midterms a historic defeat. It cites pollster Patrick Ruffini's 22-point swing among voters 18 to 29 and quotes pollsters Rich Baris and Jim Lee and Blake Neff of the Charlie Kirk Show on the economy, the Iran war and Israel. In Michigan it reports NBC exit polling of 66 percent of young men for El-Sayed.
Lee says of young voters, "You could buy them for one election, but you can't own them." The Daily Mail leads with Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe calling El-Sayed a 2028 dark horse if Ocasio-Cortez does not run. It notes El-Sayed said in May he was "closing the door on 2028," and points to internet domains he registered.
A Washington Examiner opinion piece by writer Sarah Kendis, headlined "Why 60% of Michigan Jews voted for an antisemite," cites early exit polling for that figure. She argues Jews should put their own interests first.
- The Epoch Times: Younger Men Swing Away From Republicans in Midterms
- Daily Mail: Obama's oracle names Abdul El-Sayed as the 2028 Democratic dark horse if AOC passes
- Washington Examiner: Suicidal saviorism: Why 60% of Michigan Jews voted for an antisemite (opinion)
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- Daily Mail: Obama's oracle names Abdul El-Sayed as the 2028 Democratic dark horse if AOC passes
- The Epoch Times: Younger Men Swing Away From Republicans in Midterms
- Washington Examiner: Suicidal saviorism: Why 60% of Michigan Jews voted for an antisemite (opinion)
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