{"id":2641220,"date":"2026-08-05T23:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-minimizes-hasan-pikers-role-in-michigan-senate-race-hes-a-streamer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:12:30","slug":"el-sayed-minimizes-hasan-pikers-role-in-michigan-senate-race-hes-a-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-minimizes-hasan-pikers-role-in-michigan-senate-race-hes-a-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sayed minimizes Hasan Piker&#8217;s role in Michigan Senate race: &#8216;He&#8217;s a streamer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fel-sayed-minimizes-hasan-pikers-role-in-michigan-senate-race-hes-a-streamer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed dismissed Twitch streamer Hasan Piker&#8217;s influence in the Democratic primary, emphasizing that Piker&#8217;s role was limited to support rather than shaping the race. Piker, a prominent progressive voice, campaigned for el Sayed against Rep. Haley Stevens but faced criticism over his involvement.El Sayed stated he is focused on winning the election and building trust, especially criticizing his opponent&#8217;s acceptance of corporate PAC money. He also distanced himself from Piker publicly, emphasizing the importance of securing votes and support from different factions. Comments from other Democrats, like senator John Fetterman, highlighted concerns about Piker&#8217;s influence, indicating some see his involvement as a potential liability in broader general elections. El Sayed will contest republican Mike Rogers in one of the key Senate races in Michigan for the 2026 midterm elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> Democratic Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> waved off Twitch streamer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hasan-piker\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22479\">Hasan Piker<\/a>\u2018s role in the state\u2019s bruising <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2328\">Democratic primary<\/a>, saying he does not share Piker\u2019s perspective that the party should rally behind the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673520\/michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results-2026\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673520\/michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results-2026\/\">recent winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piker has become one of the loudest voices in the progressive flank of the Democratic Party, stumping for el Sayed throughout the primary campaign trail, in which el Sayed was facing off against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI). The streamer recently attended el Sayed\u2019s election night party and has defended the candidate\u00a0against critics who questioned his electability and accused opponents of unfairly targeting him.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4677169\/el-sayed-hasan-piker-michigan-senate-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El Sayed minimizes Hasan Piker\u2019s role in Michigan Senate race: \u2018He\u2019s a streamer\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676951\/democrats-face-major-questions-after-william-lawrence-wins-nomination-in-battleground-district\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats face major questions after William Lawrence wins nomination in battleground district<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676536\/republicans-embrace-candidate-who-dropped-out-amir-hassan-loss-no-funding\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans embrace candidate who dropped out after shocking win over Trump-backed Amir Hassan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s a streamer,\u201d el Sayed said. \u201cI\u2019m focused on trying to win a race for Senate in Michigan. \u2026 I understand that this is a very serious election, and we\u2019ve got to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed was asked about comments recently made by Piker in which he said, \u201cEveryone being like, \u2018Abdul has a f*** ton of work to do mending bridges,\u2019 here\u2019s the f***ing take nuke for you, OK? You are all unbelievably Islamophobic pieces of s***.\u201d Piker has argued that establishment Democrats who opposed el Sayed in the race against Stevens, who endorsed el Sayed following her primary loss, should be rushing to support the candidate rather than el Sayed making amends to garner support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s got his perspective on it and he\u2019s welcome to his perspective,\u201d el Sayed said. \u201cIt\u2019s not mine. My perspective on it is that you have to ask for every vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed framed much of his campaign on removing corporate PAC money from politics, constantly attacking his opponent for accepting millions in American Israel Public Affairs Committee money. He explained that he recognizes the weight a vote carries, and he is willing to build trust.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we\u2019ve got more trust to build, then I\u2019m looking forward to doing that,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope the folks who trust [Stevens] enough to vote for her now trust her endorsement of me to beat Mike Rogers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if he plans to have Piker join him on the campaign trail, el Sayed pivoted and said he is \u201cnot as focused on who I\u2019m campaigning with\u201d but is \u201cfocused on who I\u2019m campaigning for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has opposed el Sayed for supporting ending aid to Israel, told Fox News\u2019s Sean Hannity on Wednesday that he \u201cdares\u201d el Sayed to campaign with Piker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4676513\/hasan-piker-democrats-joe-rogan-political-liability\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4676513\/hasan-piker-democrats-joe-rogan-political-liability\/\">HASAN PIKER BECOMES BOTH A DEMOCRATIC KINGMAKER \u2014 AND POLITICAL LIABILITY <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re in a general election now,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cI dare you to keep campaigning with someone like Hasan Piker. If I was a Republican, I would just dump $20 million for ads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed will face former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4675422\/michigan-senate-race-undecided-abdul-el-sayed-goes-after-mike-rogers-israel-ice\/\">Mike Rogers<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673417\/mike-rogers-michigan-senate-primary-2026\/\">GOP nominee<\/a>, in one of the marquee Senate races of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sayed dismisses Piker\u2019s influence in Michigan Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2641221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26215716145202.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81734,77375,33558],"class_list":["post-2641220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-el-sayed","tag-hasan-piker","tag-michigan-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26215716145202.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641224,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641220\/revisions\/2641224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}