Communist psycho Hasan Piker isn't a "distraction". He didn't insert himself into all these races. He was invited by communist candidates like Abdul because his radical, anti-American views reflect their own. The moment they confronted real humans outside their online communist bubble, they were shocked to learn that Americans generally don't hate themselves. Hasan and Abdul and Nithya and Mamdani and all these other radical DSA freaks believe that America deserved 9/11, but real Americans don't actually think that. They might be able to get away with that insane crap in their radical bubbles, but not in the rest of the country.
Communist candidates and outlets like Vox have no problem with Hasan's values; they LOVE his radical terrorist values. Just like him, they want the streets to run red with the blood of normal American capitalists. But remember...for the communist, everything is about power. They had to kick him to the curb because he is destroying their opportunities to seize power. Now they're panicking.