Socialist streamer Hasan Piker faces fury after pressuring Talarico to enact far-left policy if elected
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker is getting dragged online after calling for Texas Senate nominee James Talarico to "play ball" by governing as a leftist if elected in this year's midterms.Talarico,...
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Far-left streamer Hasan Piker is getting dragged online after calling for Texas Senate nominee James Talarico to "play ball" by governing as a leftist if elected in this year's midterms . Talarico, running to be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Texas in more than three decades, has publicly realigned on some of his more radical stances and tried to campaign on a more moderate platform despite his previous comments. But Piker, who has gained prominence through his relationship with socialist-aligned Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, appears to want Talarico to pull a bait-and-switch if he wins in November. "Hopefully, after James Talarico wins, we’ve got to hold him to account," Piker said during a campus event at the University of Texas at Austin. "We've got to make sure that he doesn’t become another, ‘do nothing Democrat’ ‘business as usual,’ and we've got to keep up that pressure. HASAN PIKER SPEAKS TO UT AUSTIN STUDENTS AFTER BACKLASH FROM TEXAS LAWMAKERS As his campaign has progressed, Talarico has rolled back on some of his controversial statements like his claim that "God is non-binary." But he continues to back progressive policies like universal healthcare, arguing his beliefs stem from "biblical grounds." Piker's recent remarks quickly became ammunition for Republicans. Talarico’s opponent, GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, and Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, pounced, claiming that Piker is saying the quiet part out loud and showing the pressure Talarico could face from the party's left flank if he were to ascend to the U.S. Senate representing the Lone Star State. "James Talarico is bought and paid for by the Democratic Socialists," Paxton posted in response to Piker’s comments on Talarico. "And if he wins, they'll cash in at YOUR expense: raising your taxes and making life more expensive to pay for their radical agenda. Texas can't afford Talarico." Ted Cruz said on X: "When they tell you who they are…believe them." EL-SAYED TRIES TO PUT THE…