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篤定成為首位穆斯林美國參議員,42歲的賽義德是誰?
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篤定成為首位穆斯林美國參議員,42歲的賽義德是誰?

阿卜杜勒·賽義德在密歇根州贏得聯邦參議員選舉,成為美國歷史上首位穆斯林參議員。

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民主黨候選人阿卜杜勒·賽義德在密歇根州勝選,成為美國首位穆斯林聯邦參議員。這位42歲的醫生以左翼政綱參選,主張削減外國軍事援助並推動全民醫療,其競選過程經歷了激烈的兩極化爭議與對手攻擊。

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阿卜杜勒·賽義德是一名流行病學家,曾任底特律衛生局執行主任。此次選舉標誌著他成為美國歷史上首位穆斯林聯邦參議員。

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在此次美國中期選舉中,民主黨已取得國會控制權,並將在唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump;川普)餘下的總統任期內掌控國會。但這次投票也可能因其他原因而載入史冊:在密歇根州(Michigan),民主黨候選人阿卜杜勒·賽義德(Abdul El-Sayed)如今將成為美國首位穆斯林聯邦參議員。

賽義德是一名醫生,過去從未擔任公職。他處於其中一場最兩極化選戰的中心。而在競選最後幾天,氣氛進一步升溫。此前,他在民主黨提名戰中以些微差距擊敗的黨內同僚海莉·史蒂文斯(Haley Stevens)宣佈支持共和黨候選人邁克·羅傑斯(Mike Rogers)。

賽義德在11月1日回應事件時對記者說:「這個州有1000萬人口,他們理應得到政府更好的對待。我更關心的是當中另外999萬9998人,而不是你們一直談論的那兩個人。」

11月4日,在投票結束近五個小時後,賽義德宣布勝選。他向歡呼的支持者表示「他們孤注一擲,發動了很長一段時間以來所未見的最醜陋選戰之一⋯⋯只因我的名字和我的信仰。」

「他們想要一個對我們當中某些人而言過於狹隘的美國。我們知道,這是一個足以容納我們所有人的美國。」

他還說:「你們選擇相信這樣一位最不被看好的候選人⋯⋯密歇根州,我迫不及待想為你們服務。」

賽義德1984年出生於底特律市郊的羅切斯特希爾斯(Rochester Hills)。他三歲時父母離婚,此後由父親和繼母傑奎琳·約翰遜(Jacqueline Johnson)撫養長大。他曾在密歇根大學和哥倫比亞大學修讀醫學,專攻流行病學。

2015年,他獲委任為底特律衛生局執行主任,成為全國新聞焦點。三年後,他競逐密歇根州州長,在民主黨初選中排名第二,但以超過20個百分點的差距敗給格雷琴·惠特默(Gretchen Whitmer)。惠特默其後兩度當選州長。

惠特默在2026年參議院初選中支持史蒂文斯,但在賽義德贏得提名後,公開支持他的競選活動。

他獲得了參議員伯尼·桑德斯(Bernie Sanders)及眾議員亞歷山德里婭·奧卡西奧—科爾特斯(Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)等進步派人士的支持。但包括美國前總統巴拉克·奧巴馬(Barack Obama)在內的較溫和民主黨人,也為他的競選活動背書,因為贏得密歇根州這場選戰對該黨奪取美國參議院控制權的計劃至關重要。

賽義德以左翼政綱參選,其中對美國向以色列提供軍事援助的批評,與向億萬富豪徵稅以支付全民醫療保健等議題一樣,佔據重要位置。

在10月29日,賽義德於一場競選集會上對支持者說:「納稅本來不應該這麼困難,而我們也應該能夠確信,這些稅款會用在自己和孩子身上,而不是拿去轟炸其他地方的人和他們的孩子。」

他還將以色列在2023年10月7日哈馬斯主導襲擊後,於加沙展開的軍事行動稱為種族滅絕,以色列強烈否認這一指控。他並表示,以色列正在被佔領的約旦河西岸實施種族隔離政策。

賽義德反對軍事援助的立場並不限於特拉維夫。這位42歲的政治人物經常表示,他希望美國的稅收收入「用來興建學校和創造機會,而不是被送到海外向任何人投下炸彈」。

他在10月28日說:「我認為,我們一般而言就不應該資助外國軍隊。這包括以色列,也包括埃及、沙特阿拉伯、卡塔爾和阿聯酋。」

儘管如此,美國總統特朗普仍指責這名埃及移民之子「站在恐怖分子一邊」。

副總統萬斯(JD Vance)10月15日在羅傑斯的競選集會上說:「你們值得擁有比這個卑鄙小人更好的人選。他應該閉嘴,對這個給予他一切的國家心存一點感激。」

羅傑斯雖然與特朗普的言論保持距離,但也指責賽義德的競選團隊接受與激進及極端主義組織有關聯的捐款人提供資金。

共和黨人還指控賽義德與穆斯林兄弟會(Muslim Brotherhood)有聯繫。穆斯林兄弟會是埃及歷史最悠久、規模最大的伊斯蘭主義組織,並曾在2011年「阿拉伯之春」起義後短暫掌權。雖然他否認與該組織有任何關係,但對手指出,他曾在2012年簽署一封公開信,敦促伊斯蘭主義總統穆罕默德·穆爾西(Mohamed Morsi)「盡快清洗媒體和警察系統」。

賽義德還因與左翼評論員哈桑·派克(Hasan Piker)的關係而受到批評。派克曾表示,美國「活該」遭受911襲擊。此外,去年8月,賽義德就自己有關一名阿拉伯裔美國人對底特律一座猶太會堂發動暴力襲擊動機的言論,向密歇根州猶太社群道歉。

新聞網站《猶太內幕》(Jewish Insider)估計,賽義德的參選分裂了密歇根州猶太選民的選票。這個群體歷來傾向支持民主黨。該新聞網站引述社群領袖的說法,曾預測選票將轉向共和黨候選人。

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  • 賽義德將正式就任美國聯邦參議員。

    Very likely · Within months

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  • 賽義德將如何在國會推動其削減外國軍援的政綱?
  • 其當選對密歇根州民主黨內部團結的長期影響為何?

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