Journalist and "2WAY" host Mark Halperin called far-left streamer Hasan Piker a "horrible person" and said he was a possible exception to his rule about showing a presumption of grace to all."That's kind of our mantra here, show the presumption of grace to all, with the possible exception of Hasan Piker, the more I learn about the guy, the more I believe he is an exception to the rule that we should be showing the presumption of grace to all.He seems to be a horrible person," Halperin said during a "2Way Tonight" conversation.Halperin called him "over the top" and noted the streamer's ties to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who he has campaigned with.2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGANEl-Sayed is also endorsed by several prominent Democrats, including Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen.Bernie Sanders.Rep.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., (L) and influencer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker (C) stand with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally for Hong on Aug.2, 2026.
(Joshua Lott/Getty Images)Hyma Moore told Halperin during the conversation that Democrats were going to need to make a difficult decision about Piker."So I think what politicians are going to have to say now is, look, is it more important for us to connect with Hasan Piker's large audience or should we just stop giving him a platform to build on?" he said."I think Democrats are going to have to make a hard decision.
What's more important? Expanding the audience or having Hasan have this large platform where he is starting to be really irresponsible with."Kavian Shroff, a moderate Democratic political analyst who worked on Hillary Clinton's campaign, told Fox News Digital in a statement that Piker is a huge electoral liability for the Democratic Party.JAMES CARVILLE VOWS TO ABANDON DEMOCRATIC PARTY IF FAR-LEFT HASAN PIKER BECOMES LEADING VOICE"Piker is a huge electoral liability for Democrats.He may he...