Twitch Streamer: Dems Need to Change Policies to ‘Left Wing Economic Populist Messaging’ and Risk Upsetting Corporate Donors

BURNETT This comes as ░░░░░░░░ right now are pinning ░░░░░░░░ hopes tonight on this ░░░░░░░░ Hasan Piker the left ░░░░░░░░ biggest influencer In fact ░░░░░░░░ 5 million people tuned ░░░░░░░░ to his live stream ░░░░░░░░ election night 7 5 ░░░░░░░░ So who is he ░░░░░░░░ is he getting young ░░░░░░░░ to swing left Donie ░░░░░░░░ Sullivan went and talked ░░░░░░░░ him and he is ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts PIKER Donie ░░░░░░░░ Sullivan O SULLIVAN voice ░░░░░░░░ This is Hasan Piker ░░░░░░░░ This is my dog ░░░░░░░░ I thought you legitimately ░░░░░░░░ going to work out ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN I could do ░░░░░░░░ weights O SULLIVAN voice ░░░░░░░░ He s a social ░░░░░░░░ superstar with almost 3 ░░░░░░░░ followers on the video ░░░░░░░░ platform Twitch O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ this is that whole ░░░░░░░░ thing people are talking ░░░░░░░░ huh O SULLIVAN voice ░░░░░░░░ And he s part ░░░░░░░░ a growing group of ░░░░░░░░ and podcasters reaching young ░░░░░░░░ online a space Trump ░░░░░░░░ into to reach young ░░░░░░░░ voters PIKER Punch in ░░░░░░░░ you won t be ░░░░░░░░ to see that he ░░░░░░░░ not doing any weights ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN voice over But ░░░░░░░░ is not a Trump ░░░░░░░░ He s a progressive ░░░░░░░░ fan of Bernie and ░░░░░░░░ The Democratic Party even ░░░░░░░░ him to the DNC ░░░░░░░░ August O SULLIVAN One ░░░░░░░░ we ve been hearing ░░░░░░░░ weeks now is that ░░░░░░░░ left needs a Joe ░░░░░░░░ PIKER Yeah I don ░░░░░░░░ think that the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ can podcast itself out ░░░░░░░░ this issue Joe Rogan ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ they should do an ░░░░░░░░ on why he left ░░░░░░░░ party O SULLIVAN I ░░░░░░░░ heard you say when ░░░░░░░░ comes to stuff that ░░░░░░░░ like you seek that ░░░░░░░░ out online whether it ░░░░░░░░ watching a streamer whether ░░░░░░░░ s watching guys talking ░░░░░░░░ working out and fitness ░░░░░░░░ say that the right ░░░░░░░░ just dominates that space ░░░░░░░░ Yeah O SULLIVAN Why ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ why I started on ░░░░░░░░ right I know for ░░░░░░░░ fact that the video ░░░░░░░░ space is like people ░░░░░░░░ consume this culture people ░░░░░░░░ are a part of ░░░░░░░░ culture are not all ░░░░░░░░ wing I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ the people that are ░░░░░░░░ no you can be ░░░░░░░░ progressive person you can ░░░░░░░░ a leftist and like ░░░░░░░░ fun at the same ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN How many ░░░░░░░░ were watching your live ░░░░░░░░ on election night PIKER ░░░░░░░░ total unique number was ░░░░░░░░ 5 million O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ s a general sense ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ world of podcasts alternative ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ what you want to ░░░░░░░░ it that Trump did ░░░░░░░░ much better job with ░░░░░░░░ than Democrats and Harris ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely I think that ░░░░░░░░ true When I saw ░░░░░░░░ Adin Ross collab I ░░░░░░░░ this is not this ░░░░░░░░ t have motion It ░░░░░░░░ awkward It was weird ░░░░░░░░ then I saw Trump ░░░░░░░░ Theo Von and he ░░░░░░░░ talking about cocaine and ░░░░░░░░ was like Uh oh ░░░░░░░░ this humanizes him Trump ░░░░░░░░ you re way up ░░░░░░░░ cocaine more than anything ░░░░░░░░ you can think of ░░░░░░░░ Cocaine will turn you ░░░░░░░░ a damn owl homie ░░░░░░░░ know what I m ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN Harris did ░░░░░░░░ going on Joe Rogan ░░░░░░░░ Yeah O SULLIVAN But ░░░░░░░░ didn t What is ░░░░░░░░ that the Democrat Party ░░░░░░░░ to do differently PIKER ░░░░░░░░ I think that they ░░░░░░░░ to change their policies ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN It s a ░░░░░░░░ thing PIKER Yes it ░░░░░░░░ 100 a policy thing ░░░░░░░░ is the boring answer ░░░░░░░░ it would be very ░░░░░░░░ serving for me to ░░░░░░░░ I m the left ░░░░░░░░ Joe Rogan the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ should give me millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars that s not ░░░░░░░░ to solve this problem ░░░░░░░░ will solve this problem ░░░░░░░░ if the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ adopts real left wing ░░░░░░░░ populist messaging instead of ░░░░░░░░ avoiding that stuff because ░░░░░░░░ re terrified of upsetting ░░░░░░░░ corporate donors I think ░░░░░░░░ speaks to male insecurities ░░░░░░░░ and I think Trump ░░░░░░░░ to the anger that ░░░░░░░░ have Whereas the other ░░░░░░░░ of the political spectrum ░░░░░░░░ not speak to that ░░░░░░░░ at all O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ s been a lot ░░░░░░░░ controversy around you PIKER ░░░░░░░░ O SULLIVAN The way ░░░░░░░░ talk about Israel is ░░░░░░░░ by some as anti ░░░░░░░░ PIKER Yeah O SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ you anti Semitic PIKER ░░░░░░░░ course not The real ░░░░░░░░ here is that I ░░░░░░░░ an anti Zionist The ░░░░░░░░ problem here is that ░░░░░░░░ m extremely critical of ░░░░░░░░ And all of the ░░░░░░░░ that s readily available ░░░░░░░░ on social media for ░░░░░░░░ many people that don ░░░░░░░░ necessarily rely on mainstream ░░░░░░░░ any longer to get ░░░░░░░░ information and that s ░░░░░░░░ you see this generational ░░░░░░░░ If you re over ░░░░░░░░ age of 35 you ░░░░░░░░ still operating on the ░░░░░░░░ boundaries You re like ░░░░░░░░ Israel is the most ░░░░░░░░ democracy in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ maybe in the world ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ major generational divide that ░░░░░░░░ I think in a ░░░░░░░░ damaging way feeding into ░░░░░░░░ mistrust overall that people ░░░░░░░░ with mainstream news in ░░░░░░░░ is coming from that ░░░░░░░░ SULLIVAN voice over Donie ░░░░░░░░ Sullivan CNN Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ ends]