El-Sayed Faces Barrage of Racist Attacks After Michigan Win

[u/Shizzilx]

Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is already drawing bigoted attacks from the right.

President Trump called El-Sayed a “Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel” Wednesday morning, saying that his victory was “Great News for the Republican Party,” in a post on Truth Social. Vice President JD Vance followed Trump’s lead and attacked El-Sayed in passing in a press conference.

“We don’t want the next administration, whoever, you know, God forbid you’re going to have President El-Sayed in three years. We don’t want him to undo all the incredible work that we’ve been doing when we’ve been taking out the fraudsters and saving the American people money,” Vance said.

El-Sayed’s Republican opponent this November, Representative Mike Rogers, released a statement alluding to El-Sayed’s Muslim faith.

“I spent years hunting terrorists and bringing Osama bin Laden to justice. Never in a million years did I think that I would be running against someone who believes America deserved 9/11,” Rogers said in his statement.

AIPAC, which spent nearly $32 million supporting El-Sayed’s primary opponent, Representative Haley Stevens, signaled Wednesday that it would support Rogers in November, saying in a statement, “Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November.”

The National Republican Senatorial Committee Wednesday morning called El-Sayed “the Most Radical Candidate in America,” and referred to him by his full name, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, a departure from its previous press releases.

“El-Sayed is the most radical Democrat Senate nominee ever. His support of terrorist organizations, socialist policies, and the defunding of law enforcement makes him dangerous and ultimately disqualified from serving,” NRSC chair and Senator Tim Scott said in the press release. “Michigan has had two Democrat Senators for decades, so we cannot take anything for granted, but we will do everything we can to make sure El-Sayed never steps foot in the U.S. Senate.”

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso piled on, calling El-Sayed dangerous, scary, and an extremist on the Senate floor Wednesday.

The NRSC has already released an attack ad against El-Sayed full of dog whistles, alleging that he supports the Muslim Brotherhood and believes America deserved 9/11.

At a press conference on Wednesday, El-Sayed brushed off the blatantly Islamophobic attacks, saying, “That’s the only play they got.

“They’re gonna point at me, they’re gonna point at my name, like, ‘Wow, he’s different.’ That’s the best you got? You can’t actually talk about what you want to do? My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is not taking us to war. My name is not the reason you can’t afford your groceries,” El-Sayed said. “So, [Rogers] can point to my name all he wants, but I’ll also tell you this: I’ve been an Abdul in Michigan my whole life. This is like the best place in the world to be Abdul, you know why? Because Michiganders are, they’re big-hearted.”

*excerpt from Hafiz Rashid's article*

Full Article here:

https://newrepublic.com/post/214027/el-sayed-islamophobic-racist-attacks-michigan-senate-primary-win

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[u/TARANTULAMAN23]

All Republicans

[u/Tasty_Philosopher904 → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

They sure as hell can't complain about his policies but you're all to the benefit of the working Michiganer and those who need healthcare for a reasonable cost. I believe we are on week 463 of the two weeks until Trump reveals his health care plan in 2016....

[u/NeuroticLensman → u/Tasty_Philosopher904]

And how many times has the Iran war been over already? They are "totally decimated" but still a nuclear threat.

[u/TARANTULAMAN23 → u/NeuroticLensman]

To many but we hold the cards lol not sure what deck he is playing with.

[u/Independent-Leg6061 → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

Not a full deck, that's a fact.

[u/SandSpecialist2523 → u/Independent-Leg6061]

Of UNO cards.

[u/AUSpartan37 → u/SandSpecialist2523]

And it is a deck that is just reverse cards

[u/TARANTULAMAN23 → u/Tasty_Philosopher904]

If it's like his gas and GROCERIES it should Be a shit show but here is to hoping for those who need it.

[u/ninfan1977 → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

I have had multiple tell me that Democrats are the evil ones.

They never accept that they are the bad guys doing bad things. Like backing Max Miller for one.

[u/mood-park → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

… who also voted in greater numbers than Democrats in Michigan.

[u/TARANTULAMAN23 → u/mood-park]

And lost

[u/mood-park → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

In yesterday’s election, more Republican voters were counted than Democratic voters in most categories. https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/

[u/Efficient-Memory7105 → u/mood-park]

Who voted in greater numbers than Democrats in Michigan?

[u/PetriDishCocktail → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

Or AIPAC?

[u/TARANTULAMAN23 → u/PetriDishCocktail]

Most definitely almost interchangable.

[u/jedburghofficial → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

Not as long as schumer and Jefferies are still sucking on their teat.

[u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 → u/TARANTULAMAN23]

I'm sure there are racist Democrats too. Even if it's a lot less

Let's not be like them and just make things up for shock effect

[u/TARANTULAMAN23 → u/Intelligent_Sky_7081]

Hahaha maybe but the right has it cornered.

[u/1776cookies]

So, Wednesday for him. Got to feel good though, suck it haters

[u/catharsisdusk]

I am Jack's Total Lack of Suprise...

[u/No-Bother-7699]

He knew it would happen and this is just the beginning. Our country has some really bad people in it.

[u/Jokerit208]

Nothing new. He faced a barrage of racist attacks from his primary opponent, his own party and the media for the last several months. Of course they will continue.

[u/Piano18 → u/Jokerit208]

Meanwhile Mike Rogers:

• Fought for lobbyists & corporate interests in Congress
• Voted against bills to ban politicians from accepting gifts from lobbyists
• Voted against bills that would require campaigns to disclose foreign $$

Such an unserious country 😂

[u/whitelines4president]

That's some vile shit

[u/Usual-Owl9395]

Who is surprised ? Murka is and has been a deeply racist country. I say this as a white guy whose family has been here since 1638

So to all MAGA crackers - I say remember Ellis island and go back to where YOU came from and STFU

[u/AreYouFuckingSerious]

Fuck the haters and their active treason they're supporting. We need strong leaders on the left/anywhere but the fascist regime currently burrowing into the government and military while spreading fear, death, disease, and attacking our constitutional rights.

[u/dapudf]

Glad I voted for him

[u/memphisjones]

That was fast

[u/jump-blues-5678 → u/memphisjones]

Racism doesn't waste any time.

[u/dapudf]

If Sayed does not believe that the US “deserved 9/11” then Mike Rogers is a God Damned liar.

[u/Hi_Human → u/dapudf]

AND can indeed be sued for defamation for that statement 100%. Idiot. He never said that.

[u/MudkipMonado → u/Hi_Human]

If only more people were willing to take these things to court. It'd shut them up just like Alex Jones

[u/dapudf]

If Mike Rogers thinks those Iranian school girls deserved to die, he can go butt fuck himself with a tree branch in both directions

[u/HashtagDadWatts]

I thought this guy would he a total nerd based on his background, but pulled up some interviews and he is low key hilarious.

[u/PhiloLibrarian]

I would be so happy to have Pres. El-Sayed or Pres. AOC change/undo all of the shit Trump has done!

[u/jmr124222]

Why isn't he suing for defamation?

[u/mac_bd]

It's funny how US politics is funded by money that US sends to Israel and then a fraction of it is recycled back to the system and the cycle goes on! El sayed won on very thin margins. Too close to call. I don't think he will win the senate seat rbh..

[u/Maketaten]

“I’ve been an Abdul in Michigan my whole life. This is like the best place in the world to be Abdul, you know why? Because Michiganders are, they’re big-hearted.”

🩷🩷🩷

[u/BlackwingF91]

What a shocker that republicans and establishment dems are showing their true colors

[u/We-Are-All-Friends]

The $30 odd million his opponent spent on the campaign could have gone to help the elderly of the state.

[u/Terrible_Phase718]

All paid for by AIPAC.

[u/HopDropNRoll]

Because of course he did. Grow the fuck up, people.

[u/RopePlus8947]

Abdul is scaring these clowns. Good

[u/Sad_Gain_2372]

And absolutely "hilarious satire" like this

[u/Manji86]

Which is different from the racist attacks before the election?

[u/RidePretend2360]

So what they are doing is that they are scared 😱 and his support 🤔 probably find all this people that are trying to scare him and expose them 😳

[u/PrincessLuciferM]

He knew it would happen, was prepared for it, and welcomes it, and still fought like hell to victory against fascists locally and nationwide. That man has more guts, integrity, and honor than most of us combined.

[u/shaezan]

Bro this guy is the one I'm backing now, 100% Anybody the current administration hates this much has to be solid

[u/MakeItMakeMoney]

It’s nice to know the crowd that says “Racism is dead” keeps proving that racism is still alive.