Media Focus on Hasan Piker Distracts from Mike Rogers Campaign Controversies

The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook

Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team Hasan Piker. Turn on cable news. Pick up a newspaper. Log on to Twitter. It doesn’t seem to matter where you get your political news: for the past month, the leftist Twitch streamer has become one of the dominant subjects of coverage, conversation and controversy surrounding the crucial Michigan Senate race between the Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and the Republican ...

By Mehdi Hasan