Third Way Targets Hasan Piker as 65% of Democrats Side With Palestinians
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Updated · Vox.com · Jun 13
Third Way Targets Hasan Piker as 65% of Democrats Side With Palestinians
2 articles · Updated · Vox.com · Jun 13
Summary
65% of Democrats now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, versus 17% for Israelis, framing Third Way’s attack on streamer Hasan Piker as a fight over where the party stands on Israel.
Third Way president Jonathan Cowan argues Democrats should shun Piker because his brand of politics hurts the party in competitive districts, citing roughly 50 red House seats won by moderates since 2018 and none by groups he links to Piker.
Piker says his goal is not flipping swing seats but pulling Democrats left through primaries and online influence, especially among younger voters alienated by the party’s foreign policy.
Piker acknowledged some past remarks were "cringe" but refused to retreat from other inflammatory comments, calling his "vote for Hamas over Israel" line intentional "agitative propaganda."
80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaners now view Israel unfavorably in a March Pew survey, suggesting establishment efforts to isolate Piker may clash with — and even amplify — a broader shift in the party base.