Far-left streamer Hasan Piker called on Democratic Party leaders during a Wednesday livestream to defend him and accept his place in their coalition as Republican criticism of his rhetoric emerged as an issue in key midterm races, while a former staffer for former President Joe Biden told Fox News Digital on Thursday that candidates should disavow Piker and refocus on local issues.During the livestream, Piker declared himself part of the Democratic coalition and said Republicans were using criticism of him to distract from what he described as the "cost-of-living crisis.""Democrats, listen to me, I know we don't always see eye to eye on a lot of stuff, but you have to literally, at some point — I know you don't want to do this — defend me," he said. "Not because you love what I have to say, not because I'm part of this coalition, even though I am, whether you like it or not, but you are going to inevitably have to say, ‘This is a ridiculous conversation that we're having because the real conversation Republicans don't want to have is the cost-of-living crisis,’" Piker continued.DAVID MARCUS: WHY IT'S TOO LATE FOR DEMS TO DITCH PIKER AND HIS AMERICA-HATING SOCIALISMFar-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker demanded that Democratic leaders defend him and accept him as part of their political coalition.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)He then urged Democrats to accept a political setback in order to challenge how critics portray him."That requires you to basically to take the L a little bit and maybe be a bit more honest about how I'm not this dangerous, toxic radical force," Piker said."Democrats don’t have to adopt every influencer who happens to support some Dem candidates," moderate Democratic strategist Yemisi Egbewole told Fox News Digital.
"I don’t understand why they would waste their political capital on it either.Hasan is perfectly capable of defending himself."Egbewole, former chief of staff to the Biden White House Press Office, said embracing Pi...