当选参议员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（民主党）周三表示，密歇根州“拒绝了一场充满仇恨、恶意的竞选活动”，这场竞选活动由他的对手、前众议员迈克·罗杰斯（共和党）在该州参议院选举中发起。
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Wednesday said Michigan “rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign” run by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R), in the state’s Senate race.
在被预测为获胜者后，埃尔-赛义德对美联社说：“密歇根证明了我们有多么强大。”
“Michigan proved just how big we are,” El-Sayed told The Associated Press, after he was projected the winner.
他继续说道：“（密歇根）拒绝了一场充满仇恨、恶意的竞选活动，那场竞选对实质议题无话可说，只想拿我的名字和我的面孔做文章。密歇根人拒绝了那一套。每一个县，每一个县，都对此予以抵制。”这位即将成为首位穆斯林参议员的民主党人在竞选过程中，遭到罗杰斯、特朗普总统和万斯副总统对其信仰和家庭背景的攻击。
“Rejected a hateful, spiteful campaign that had nothing to say about the issues and only wanted to point to my name and my face,” he continued. “Michiganders rejected that. Every single county, every single one, pushed against that.”The Democrat, who is set to become the first Muslim senator, faced attacks on his faith and family background on the campaign trail from Rogers, President Trump and Vice President Vance.
这位共和党候选人声称，这位进步派候选人曾“承诺支持”穆斯林兄弟会，而特朗普政府去年已将穆斯林兄弟会列为恐怖组织。
The GOP nominee claimed the progressive candidate had “pledged his support” to the Muslim Brotherhood, which the Trump administration designated as a terrorist group last year.
埃尔-赛义德多次反驳这些指控，在一场激烈的辩论中被问及这些指控时，他说自己“为身为美国人而自豪”。
El-Sayed repeatedly pushed back on these accusations, saying he was “proud to be an American” when asked about these allegations during a fiery debate.
他继续说道：“我为我们的宪法感到自豪，它保障我们所有人按照自己选择的方式祈祷的权利。而你会问出这个问题，我认为，这实际上非常可耻。”这位即将上任的参议员周三下午对美联社表示，在罗杰斯当天早些时候发表败选声明后，他仍未与罗杰斯交谈。
“I’m proud of our Constitution that guarantees all of us the right to pray as we choose to pray,” he continued. “And the question that you would ask that, I think, is actually really quite shameful.”The incoming senator told the AP on Wednesday afternoon he had still not spoken to Rogers after the Republican issued a concession statement earlier in the day.
在声明中，罗杰斯对支持他竞选的密歇根人表示感谢，并发出警告。
In the statement, Rogers extended his gratitude to the Michiganders who supported his campaign and issued a warning.
他说：“密歇根——我们有一个州要拯救，现在比以往任何时候都更需要。我们的工作仍在继续，我仍然希望密歇根最好的日子还在前方。”根据决策台总部周三下午的 results，埃尔-赛义德以约7个百分点的优势击败了这位共和党候选人。
“Michigan — we have a state to save, now more than ever,” he said. “Our work continues, and I remain hopeful that Michigan’s best days are ahead.”El-Sayed defeated the Republican candidate by around 7 percentage points, according to results from Decision Desk HQ on Wednesday afternoon.
这位密歇根州民主党人对该通讯社表示，周三早上他为这一历史性胜利“花了一点时间反思”，思考这对他的两个年幼女儿意味着什么。“现在，这成了他们在历史书里读到的东西，”他补充道。
The Michigan Democrat told the news wire that he took “a moment of reflection” on his historic victory Wednesday morning, thinking about what it would mean for his two young daughters. “Now, this is something they read about in the history books,” he added.