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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 24
El-Sayed’s Piker Rift Splits Michigan Democrats 70 Days Before Midterms
Updated
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.

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