Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed, a former public health official, will succeed Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, who is retiring. El-Sayed will be the country’s first Muslim senator.

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    3 hours ago

    Getting Obama vibes from his victory speech.

    And he played 2pac’s Changes as his walk off music. Think that’s a first for a senator

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      He is incredibly articulate in exactly the correct ways when called for. Yeah, his tone is close to Obama here for sure, but he actually is speaking in just plain vernacular. It’s incredibly relatable.