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At MSU, Abdul El-Sayed Bets Hasan Piker Can Help Bring the Online Left Into the Tent
The Michigan Senate candidate used the appearance to criticize Trump’s Iran policy as Democrats debated whether to embrace the streamer.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held campaign events at Michigan State University with political influencer Hasan Piker, despite intense pressure from establishment figures to cancel the appearances.
- Critics within the Democratic Party denounced the joint appearances due to Piker's past controversial comments, including remarks that America deserved 9/11 and describing Hamas as superior to Israel.
- El-Sayed responded that reaching voters requires visiting "unlikely and uncommon places," while Piker urged supporters to "fight like hell" for Medicare for all and door-knock for the candidate.
- Amid the campaign controversy, President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, following threats to strike infrastructure and claims of a long-term peace agreement in the Middle East.
- El-Sayed continues his primary battle against Rep. Haley Stevens and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow for the Michigan Democratic nomination, aiming to overcome establishment opposition while challenging the two-party system.
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Hasan Piker tests the limits of the Democratic Party’s big tent
Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker has more than 3 million followers on Twitch and YouTube, and has used those platforms to excuse sexual violence by Hamas terrorists and say the U.S. “deserved” 9/11. But some Democrats, like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, have decided to campaign with him anyway. The Inside Politics panel breaks down the reasons why.
A defiant Hasan Piker boosts Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed in rallies taking on Israel
Piker, the leftist Twitch streamer with millions of followers, was the evening’s biggest draw. Leading Democrats have called for the party to distance itself from Piker altogether.
At MSU, Abdul El-Sayed bets Hasan Piker can help bring the online left into the tent
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed shared a stage with controversial internet personality Hasan Piker at Michigan State University, sparking criticism from fellow Democrats who worry it risks alienating Jewish voters and weakening the party in November.
Abdul El-Sayed emphasizes anti-Israel rhetoric at rallies with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker
Far-left Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, leftist streamer Hasan Piker and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Summer Lee (D-PA) dismissed criticism of Piker and his past antisemitic and anti-American comments at a rally at the University of Michigan on Tuesday —El-Sayed’s second event of the day with the controversial social media influencer. The El-Sayed endorsers all brushed off the criticism of Piker’s record of antisemitic comments, sup…
How big of a tent do Democrats want? Hasan Piker is testing the limits in Michigan’s Senate primary
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — By the time Hasan Piker took the microphone at two campaign events with a Senate candidate in Michigan on Tuesday, the popular but controversial online streamer had already generated plenty of noise inside the Democratic Party. Some have pitched him as a gateway to young people — particularly young men — who have drifted to the right in recent years. Others fear he is a sign of the party beholden to its extremes, pointing…
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