After months of trading barbs on the campaign trail, Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed signaled to Vice President JD Vance that their fight wasn’t over. In a victory speech that took aim at Republican attacks against his Muslim identity, Democrat El-Sayed took a moment to call out the vice presiden
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"We all knew they were going to spend their money," said Abdul El-Sayed. "We didn't know that they were going to outspend us $11 to $1. And yet we're still standing."
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Taking advantage of the downtime in between Electoral College meetings to work on advancing my bill to make sure no political flags are flown in government buildings! #IYKYK pic.twitter.com/ccXcRpWOmm— Randy Fine (@VoteRandyFine) December 17, 2024
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