Hasan Piker’s media blitz is throwing Senate Democrats their latest curveball after declaring the United States “worse” than al Qaeda, renewing scrutiny of the controversial and far-left Twitch streamer’s ties to party candidates.

His association with those like Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed, for whom Piker has campaigned, offers Republicans another political layup and forces Democrats to do something their nominee has so far been reluctant to do: disavow Piker.