El-Sayed’s Piker Rift Splits Michigan Democrats 70 Days Before Midterms
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 24
El-Sayed’s Piker Rift Splits Michigan Democrats 70 Days Before Midterms
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 24
Summary
Hillary Scholten told Democrats she will not appear on campaign literature with Abdul El-Sayed, join a unified campaign or help pay for it after his latest response to Hasan Piker.
El-Sayed’s statement on Piker — issued after the streamer’s remarks about American Jews who support Israel — was seen by Michigan Democrats as too weak and deepened doubts about his general-election pivot.
Jeremy Moss also has not endorsed El-Sayed, while Haley Stevens urged candidates to stop engaging Piker, underscoring how the dispute is spilling across Michigan’s Democratic ranks.
Mike Rogers is trying to exploit the split by courting Democrats, and party veterans warn El-Sayed cannot afford message-draining fights after winning his primary by just 14,000 votes.