Two key questions are shaping up in Michigan's U.S. Senate race, and both center on Abdul El-Sayed's embrace of accused antisemitic Internet influencer Hasan Piker.

First, can a political candidate throw his arms around a hater without being tainted by the hate? And second, why is someone who is as purportedly smart as El-Sayed allowing his relationship with Piker to be a major distraction?

Piker is a bad dude. The Anti-Defamation League calls the Twitch personality "one of the most outspoken, virulent antisemite influencers in the world."

He most famously said America deserved 9/11, a comment he recently tried to walk back but one that you........

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