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16
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0 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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Abdul El-Sayed has been elected to the Senate from the state of Michigan, defeating Republican challenger Mike Rogers.
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Sayed → elect → Rogers
It's been quite a ride for the progressive Democrat, whose campaign first attracted widespread national attention after he palled around with far-left influencer Hasan Piker, an apologist for terrorist groups and communist governments.
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he → attract → groups
El-Sayed eventually distanced himself from Piker while protesting that the media was trying to force him to participate in cancel culture.
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media → distance → culture
"I thought we were over it," he told Politico.
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he → think → Politico
El-Sayed eventually alienated his vanquished primary opponent, moderate Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, to such a degree that she issued a last-minute endorsement of Rogers two days before the general election.
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she → alienate → election
While a dramatic move on her part, it does not seem to have affected the outcome.
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it → seem → outcome
Though he has claimed that he is a capitalist rather than a socialist and has refused to join the Democratic Socialists of America, his agenda is very much in line with theirs.
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agenda → claim → theirs
He supports a socialized national healthcare system like Medicare for All, massive taxes and new regulations on wealthy Americans, and far-reaching restrictions on tech and AI.
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He → support → tech
He thinks that President Barack Obama was "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road," which is not an encouraging sign for libertarians.
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which → think → libertarians
As is usually the case with progressives, there are some aspects of his agenda that align with libertarianism.
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that → be → libertarianism
He is vehemently opposed to the Trump administration's war with Iran, and foreign interventionism in general.
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He → oppose → Iran
He also opposes the widespread use of Flock by police to surveil Americans and violate their privacy rights.
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He → oppose → rights
(His defeated opponent, Rogers, was a key supporter of the USA PATRIOT Act and its subsequent extensions while serving in Congress.)
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opponent → defeat → Congress
The Senate gaining another reliable vote for civil liberties would be a welcome development.
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gaining → gain → liberties
But when it comes to economic liberty and the size of government, El-Sayed is likely to vote with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.), and their ideological peers.
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Sayed → come → Sanders
His victory came amidst a massive blue wave that saw the biggest Democratic electoral victory since 2008: El-Sayed's party will enjoy massive majorities in the Senate and the House when the next Congress is seated in January.
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Congress → come → January
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