Bloggers Mock Incitement

Social media bloggers mocked the incitement campaigns targeting Democrat Abdulrahman al-Sayed after he won Michigan’s seat in the Senate, becoming the first Muslim to enter the chamber. They shared jokes about imposing Sharia and closing shops on Fridays. Al-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers, winning about 52% of the vote to Rogers’s 46%, after his opponents portrayed him during the campaign as a threat to U.S. security and questioned his loyalty. In his victory speech, al-Sayed said he was proud of his Muslim identity and that AIPAC had spent $42 million against him.

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