He and Abdul El-Sayed are showcasing the kind of aggressive spirit Democrats need to adopt in the new Congress.

Victory speeches from winning candidates usually follow a similar script: Thank the family, staff and volunteers; riff on how inspiring the campaign was; remind people of the hard work ahead; and extend good wishes to the defeated rival, in the spirit of generosity.

But not all Democratic winners did that on Tuesday night. In Michigan, Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed was not going to let bygones be bygones. Addressing his opponent, Mike Rogers, he said, “So, Mike, enjoy your retirement. I know you got a house in Florida and two yachts. See, you chose hate, and Michigan chose hope. May we never have to see the likes of you in this state again.”

El-Sayed wasn’t done. He moved on to Vice President JD Vance, who had described the Democrat as a “psychopath” and “very, very evil.”

“Habibi,” El-Sayed said with a smile, using an Arabic term of endearment. “There is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January.”

Down in Georgia, Sen. Jon Ossoff didn’t even bother mentioning his opponent, Rep. Mike Collins — though he did say that “the American people have rebuked the depravity, corruption and incompetence of the failed lame-duck president, Donald J. Trump.”

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    lol, ok. I don’t know everything about Israel, but I am sure they have massive numbers of citizens that are not nazis and deserve support.

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      Israel the country is Nazi. As with all countries, the citizens are not necessarily responsible, as a resident of the US I naturally am inclined to that.

      Conflating criticism of a country with it’s people as a whole, is some nazi shit to do by the way, that is Israel’s entire thing in fact.

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          4 days ago

          Wrong again. Stop being wrong please. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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            lol, ok. I did try to google his views on Israel, and it definitely feels like he isn’t giving the support you seem to think he is.

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              Wait, what? You search engined the president’s view on Israel?

              Are you for real here? The president is Israel’s bitch, epstein and all, where the fuck have you been at? This seems so misguided, I have to question your something.

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                  Israel is a test of character, and ossof failed, so I hear. Not the worst score, but a failing grade regardless.

                  You can’t argue against me truthfully here. We all know it.