Hasan Piker Divides Democrats as Party Grapples With Young Male Voters

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Hasan Piker's emergence as a Democratic campaign surrogate has split the party between those who see him as a crucial bridge to millions of young voters and those who view his inflammatory rhetoric as a liability that could cost elections. When Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, announced this week that Piker, a far-left Twitch streamer, would appear at campaign rallies next month , the conflict inside Democratic ranks erupted. The decision drew immediate fire from El-