It's not hard to tell that Abdul El-Sayed's association with Hasan Piker has been weighing down the socialist Democrat's Senate campaign in Michigan. Before too long the Democrats will be trying to tie Piker to Mike Rogers via AI videos.
Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell is tired of getting questions about El-Sayed and Piker:
🚨YIKES: Democrats are getting tired of defending Abdul El-Sayed for his antisemitic campaign surrogate Hasan Piker
— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) August 26, 2026
Rep. Debbie Dingell: "I am DONE. So don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker."
El-Sayed has yet to disavow Piker. pic.twitter.com/HHdhpWvamK
Predictably, El-Sayed's response has been to try and change the subject.
I asked @AbdulElSayed about the criticism he’s gotten from @dananessel and @HillaryScholten in recent days - says he’s had convos with some in the party: “I think the question right now is how do we get together to beat Donald Trump?” pic.twitter.com/yp6gVEbPEL
— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) August 26, 2026
El-Sayed has been trying to make distance from Piker by calling him "a streamer in California":
U.S. Sen. candidate @AbdulElSayed (D-MI) on Hasan Piker: "You would think, if you turned on any media, that this whole campaign is about a streamer in California. That's not what this campaign has ever been about." pic.twitter.com/NF6znPab5v
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 26, 2026
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That "streamer in California" has been campaigning for El-Sayed in Michigan a bit.
https://t.co/9PosK39Me9 pic.twitter.com/3wjEJ3kVKM
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 26, 2026
Then, uh… why did you have him campaign with you? https://t.co/nx0cZltDXe
— Brittany (@bccover) August 26, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed doesn't want to dance anymore with the one who brought him. Piker is his running mate, and that isn't going to change. https://t.co/09yNHSu3yT
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) August 26, 2026
"This campaign is not about the extremists who hate America that I campaign with and don't disassociate with, it's actually about my agenda of socialism and hating Israel. These darn Republicans are trying to distract you!" https://t.co/tV39FbLMLg
— Mike Banerian (@MBanerian) August 26, 2026
El-Sayed can try to run but he won't be able to hide from who he really is and what his friends stand for.
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