AXIOS (Alex Thompson) - "The Axios Show": Hasan Piker wants to campaign for AOC in 2028
Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker said he "absolutely" wants to campaign for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she runs for president in 2028 and said he has talked with AOC and her team, he said in the new episode of "The Axios Show." Why it matters: Piker, who has millions of followers online, has been a high-profile campaign surrogate this year for a new generation of left-wing candidates, and wants to do the same in 2028. Driving the news: Despite Piker's ambitions, some Democratic politicians have begun distancing themselves from him because of his controversial commentary. - Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic nominee for the Senate, campaigned with Piker during the Senate primary. - But after Piker told Axios that he…