密歇根州安娜堡—— 在密歇根州这场高风险的联邦参议员选举中，当选参议员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德击败共和党挑战者迈克·罗杰斯后，密歇根大学学生们纷纷围拢在他身边。
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— University of Michigan students galvanized around Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed following his defeat of Republican challenger Mike Rogers in Michigan's high-stakes U.S. Senate race.
“大家都很兴奋，”密歇根大学学习预科医学的大一新生阿凡·沙伊克说。
"Everyone's excited," said Affaan Shaik, a freshman studying pre-med at the University of Michigan.
“我跟谁说话、看到谁——就像昨晚我们都在看选举，”沙伊克补充道。“大家都在为阿卜杜勒加油，这现在就是大家的心声。” 30%的大学生认为暴力是阻止校园演讲者的可接受方式，调查发现 安娜堡校区最近因一段视频走红而登上头条，视频显示一名保守派犹太活动人士在一次公开校园讨论中被摔倒在地。莉齐·贝尼舒在校园举办一场言论自由活动时，一场关于伊斯兰教和伊朗妇女权利的激烈争论演变成肢体冲突。视频拍下一名女学生将贝尼舒推倒在地并踢打，随后校园警察介入将该学生带走。
"Everyone I've spoken to, everyone I've seen — like last night we were all watching the election," Shaik added. "And everyone’s just rooting for Abdul, and that’s the vibe right now." 30% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS SAY VIOLENCE ACCEPTABLE WAY TO STOP SPEAKERS ON CAMPUSES, SURVEY FINDS The Ann Arbor campus recently made headlines after a video went viral showing a conservative Jewish activist being tackled to the ground during an open campus discussion. Lizzy Benichou was hosting a free-speech event on campus when a heated argument over Islam and Iranian women's rights turned physical. Video captured a female student shoving Benichou to the ground and kicking her before campus police intervened and took the student into custody.
这起冲突凸显了竞选周期中高等教育所处的争议性政治和文化氛围。然而，埃尔-赛义德的胜利展示了他克服共和党试图将他描绘为极左派民主党政策代言人的企图的能力。
The confrontation underscored the contentious political and cultural climate surrounding higher education during the campaign cycle. However, El-Sayed’s victory demonstrated his ability to overcome Republican attempts to cast him as the poster child for far-left Democratic policies.
在底特律周三清晨的胜利选情发表讲话中，埃尔-赛义德点名批评了美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC），该组织在他八月艰难的民主党初选中击败联邦众议员海利·史蒂文斯的过程中，斥资约4200万美元开展针对他的竞选活动。庆祝胜利时，埃尔-赛义德引用了阿拉伯语短语“Alhamdulillah”，意为“赞颂真主”。学生们告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，年轻选民正在寻求切实的变革，而非空洞的承诺。
In his victory speech in Detroit early Wednesday morning, El-Sayed targeted the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which spent roughly $42 million running a campaign against him during his hard-fought August Democratic primary victory over U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. Celebrating his triumph, El-Sayed invoked the Arabic phrase "Alhamdulillah," which translates to "Praise be to God." Students told Fox News Digital that young voters were looking for tangible change over empty promises.
“他们感到高兴，因为他们想要的东西正在到来，”一名叫埃尔南德斯的学生说。“我只是真的希望我们真的能看到一些成果，而不是这事儿最后不了了之。”这位进步派当选参议员在胜选演讲中也对落败对手进行了尖锐的抨击。
"They're feeling happy because what they wanted is coming," one student named Hernandez said. "I just really hope that we actually see something, and it's not just nothing happens from this." The progressive Senator-elect also took a sharp jab at his defeated opponent during his victory speech.
“享受你的退休生活吧，”埃尔-赛义德谈到罗杰斯——这位前共和党众议员时说。“你选择了仇恨，密歇根选择了希望。愿我们在这个州永远不必再见到你这种人。”主修运动科学的大三学生伊莎贝尔呼应了埃尔-赛义德的观点，形容罗杰斯的竞选纲领充满敌意。
"Enjoy your retirement," El-Sayed said of Rogers, the former Republican congressman. "You chose hate, and Michigan chose hope. May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again." Isabelle, a junior studying movement science, echoed El-Sayed’s sentiment, describing Rogers’ platform as hostile.
“我觉得埃尔-赛义德竞选得非常好，而对手的政策往往充满了更多的仇恨，对这里的每个人缺乏包容，”她说。“密歇根大学是一所非常包容的大学，这点非常重要，所以我认为这尤其引起了这里许多学生的共鸣。”一名大学教职员工指出，在更广泛的经济逆风下，许多学生对进入职场的前景感到焦虑。
"I feel like [El-Sayed] ran a very good election, and the opponent's policies tended to be a lot more full of hate and less inclusion for everyone here," she said. "The University of Michigan is a very inclusive university where that's really important, so I think that especially resonated with a lot of the students here." A staff member for the university noted that many students had felt anxious about their prospects for entering the workforce amid broader economic headwinds.
“我觉得学生们有点害怕未来。他们来这里是为了规划人生、步入现实世界，”环境与可持续发展学院的教职员工斯蒂芬妮·布鲁克斯说。“我认为他们中的许多人在这种当前环境下，对自己的未来会是什么样子感到非常紧张。我认为阿卜杜尔在这方面给了他们很多希望、安全感和信任。”美国看到了蓝色浪潮的到来——但严重低估了民主党海啸的规模 另一名学生卡比尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，生活成本问题在学生投票率中发挥了重要作用。
"I think students are kind of scared of the future. They're here to plan their lives and enter into the real world," said Stephanie Brooks, a staff member for the School for Environment and Sustainability. "I think a lot of them were really nervous in this current environment about what their future was going to look like. I think Abdul provided a lot of hope, security, and trust in that way." AMERICA SAW THE BLUE WAVE COMING — BUT DRASTICALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE EXTENT OF THE DEM TSUNAMI Another student, Kabir, told Fox News Digital that cost-of-living issues played a major role in student turnout.
“我觉得……我们在全国范围内看到的物价上涨等等，我认为一位向我们的民众承诺我们想要的东西的进步派人士将会取得成功，”卡比尔说。
"I think…what we see around the country in terms of rising prices and all that stuff, I think a progressive who promises things to our people that we want is going to be successful," Kabir said.
学生们还指出，萨伊德与当地的渊源是推动校园参与的一个主要因素。萨伊德于2007年在密歇根大学获得本科学位。
Students also pointed to El-Sayed’s local ties as a major factor in driving campus engagement. El-Sayed earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2007.
“我喜欢阿卜杜勒·萨伊德，”沙伊克说。“他是密歇根大学校友，感觉真好。前几天他在校园里，我有机会见到他。能接触一个感觉非常亲切、联系紧密的人，感觉真好。”“他真正激励了很多年轻人，而且他是密歇根大学校友这一事实帮了大忙，”布鲁克斯补充道。
"I love Abdul El-Sayed," Shaik said. "Being a Michigan alumnus feels really nice. He was around campus the other day and I got a chance to meet him. It feels good to be around someone who feels very close and connected with." "He really motivated a lot of young people, and the fact that he was a U-M grad helped a lot," Brooks added.