Katy Stoll says Democrats would rather lose than let the real left shape policy

Co-host of Some More News’s Even More News podcast

They want they would rather lose. They would rather give the talking points to the conservatives and and let it lose. They don't want any element of uh the left, the real left involved in the policy.

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Democrats Would Rather Criticize Hasan Piker Than Win (opens in a new tab) - Some More News00:03:05–00:04:48; key statement 00:04:22–00:04:48

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Official Some More News video. In this segment, Katy Stoll discusses criticism of Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks; she says Piker can be crass while arguing that the cited criticism misrepresents what he said. The official YouTube transcript was reviewed with the video context.

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At 00:03:05–00:04:24, Stoll said Piker can be crass but argued that critics were misrepresenting what he said and conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

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At 00:04:48–00:05:41, other panelists said Republicans would benefit from focusing on Piker and named people they said shared the broader sentiment. The statement is Stoll’s editorial assessment, not evidence about Democratic intentions.

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How this statement is classified

Stoll challenges the characterization of Piker’s remarks as antisemitic while expressing a qualified criticism of his phrasing.

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