Debbie Dingell pushes back on Hassan Piker questions in Michigan Senate race
A fight over left-wing streamer Hassan Piker has taken over Michigan's Senate race, with establishment Democrats attacking their own party's candidate in a way that helps the Republican.
- Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell told reporters to stop asking her about Piker and refocus on November, breaking from party colleagues.
- Piker's warning that lumping all American Jews together with Israel would fuel anti-semitism was recast by Republicans and media as a call for violence.
- Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is the real target, since he campaigned alongside Piker in Michigan.
- A group of Democrats including Slotkin, Jeffries, Gottheimer, Rosen and Torres piled on, having collectively taken more than $21 million from pro-Israel donors.
- Republican nominee Mike Rogers faces no comparable questions about his two decades of pushing for war with Iran or a staffer tied to a Nazi-praising group chat.
Outlook: The Piker fight will likely keep dominating coverage of the Michigan race, weakening El-Sayed and boosting Rogers as November approaches.