How Abdul El-Sayed defeated Maga in Michigan | Anywhere but Washington

Abdul El-Sayed has become America’s first Muslim US senator following a brutal election laced with outspoken Islamophobia. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to Michigan to watch the final days of the campaign unfold. They witness the intolerance that has underpinned much of the Maga effort against him and the euphoria of election night as Democrats across the country take power back in Congress. • This video was amended on 11 November 2026 to amend a map of Michigan. An earlier version omitted the state's lakes. Chapters: 00:00 The Abdul El-Sayed victory 00:42 Mike Rogers' Republican event 04:08 Attempting to interview Mike Rogers 04:30 'Get out the vote' event for Abdul El-Sayed 06:47 Canvassing for Abdul El-Sayed 09:10 Election day 10:02 Democrat watch party 11:25 Republican watch party 13:03 Final results come in The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian #abdulelsayed #midterms #anywherebutwashington #politics #usa #trump #haleystevens #dsa #mikerogers #bluewave #maga