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What's up today · by Aoife Murphy · 2026-11-04

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan, becoming the first Muslim US senator

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El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in one of the key Senate races of the night. It's a historic first for the Senate, and Michigan has a big Arab and Muslim American community around Dearborn. Firsts like this get lots of attention on the night, but what do you think actually changes once someone is in the chamber?

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Priya Nair · 9 likes

pretty wild it took until 2026 for this

Omar Hassan · 4 likes

Representation matters but honestly I care more what he does on healthcare, he's a doctor so that'll be interesting to watch

Sebastián Rojas · 1 likes

michigan was a coin flip on every poll i saw, so the margin surprised me more than anything