Banned From Britain, But Denver's Arms Are Wide Open: Hasan Piker Is Taking His Endorsement Tour On The Road
Fresh off backing NYC candidates and declaring socialism basically here, the Twitch titan is heading to the Mile High City for a Kiros and Gonzales event — because why stop at one coast?
Darlings, the man cannot be contained by a single media market. While the United Kingdom has allegedly decided Hasan Piker is too dangerous to breathe their air, the city of Denver has apparently not received that memo — and is, in fact, rolling out the welcome mat.
According to Denverite, the left-wing streaming giant is heading to Colorado to appear at an event for local candidates Kiros and Gonzales. A road show, now. The endorsement tour that began with NYC picks and a declaration that America is "closer than ever" to socialism has officially gone multi-city.
Think about the trajectory here. One week Piker is allegedly barred from SXSW London and splashed across international press. The next, he's backing NYC council hopefuls. And now? Denver. The man is running a full political operation out of a streaming chair, and frankly the audacity is breathtaking in the most compelling way.
If this feels familiar, it's because Piker's California endorsement adventure ended with his pick losing to a gay progressive — prompting what outlets described as a "homo-fascism" comment that became its own news cycle. Keep receipts, Colorado.
To be clear: Piker's California foray did not crown him a kingmaker — he said so himself after that race. But that declaration has not, per available evidence, slowed his calendar one bit. We love growth. Or at least we love a man who responds to a loss by immediately booking the next flight.
The follower count remains enormous. The press coverage, between the UK ban saga and the federal subpoena over his Cuba trip, has kept his name in headlines from Fox News to Al Jazeera. And now local Denver candidates want him in the room. Whether that translates to votes or just extremely online enthusiasm is, per the historical record, an open question.
We wish the Kiros and Gonzales campaigns strength in this trying time of extremely high-profile surrogate energy, my loves. Denver is not London. Nobody will bar him at the airport. Probably.
Prediction: if either candidate wins, expect a very long Twitch stream about it. If they lose, expect an even longer one.
