WASHINGTON, United States: With the approach of US midterm elections in November and facing the possibility of losing control in both houses of Congress, Republicans are training their fire on a left-wing influencer who has emerged as a liability for Democratic candidates. “I am done! So don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker. It’s not what November is about,” snapped congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan at a reelection rally on Wednesday.

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"Centrists despise Hasan Piker more than they want to win," said one critic.