Resolution criteria
This market will resolve to YES if, at any point before the polls close in Michigan for the U.S. midterm general election (8:00 PM EST on November 3, 2026), Dr. Abdul El-Sayed or his official campaign issues an explicit public statement that condemns, disavows, or formally distances his campaign from Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.
For a YES resolution, the statement must meet the following criteria:
Must be before the polls close in Michigan for the U.S. midterm general election (8:00 PM EST on November 3, 2026)
Must be published by a credible news organization, via an official campaign press release, or through El-Sayed’s official verified social media channels.
Must feature El-Sayed (or his campaign) explicitly condemning, or disavowing Piker, or explicitly stating regret or an apology for holding joint campaign events with him.
1,000Asked "Can you completely 100 percent disavow offensive comments made by Hasan Piker?", El-Sayed responded: "Absolutely...When Hasan made these comments about Jewish Americans and Jewish Michiganders, I disavowed them entirely."
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) on X
El-Sayed appears to have disavowed Piker: https://x.com/abdulelsayed/status/2091930951873905147?s=46
@b4dweather This doesn't explicitly condemn or disavow Piker, or explicitly state regret or an apology for holding joint campaign events with him.
@xjp He's basically saying nobody speaks for him and stop focusing on what other people say. But he seems to deliberately avoid making a judgment on what Piker said.
The last sentence of the description is a bit confusing. It mentions disavowing Piker's comments which is much different and a weaker standard than condemning/disavowing/distancing from Piker himself. If he says something like "I condemn what he said about 9/11" but doesn't disavow or distance himself generally, does that count as a YES?
@xjp I'm going to keep within the bounds of condemnation,disavowal and distancing. I'll clarify the resolution to reflect that