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A Bruce Springsteen Fan Club Broke Up After He Endorsed Abdul El-Sayed
The 18,000-member “Spring-Nuts” Facebook fan club for Bruce Springsteen was deleted after his endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed, now a senator-elect from Michigan, deepened political divisions within the group. Moderator Howie Chaz said arguments had escalated into personal attacks, bullying and hateful rhetoric, with the endorsement marking the breaking point.
Chaz objected to El-Sayed’s association with streamer Hasan Piker and criticised El-Sayed’s response to a March attack on a Michigan synagogue. The 11-year-old group was deleted after a newspaper reported on the dispute. Springsteen has publicly endorsed six candidates over the past 22 years, according to the article; El-Sayed is his first Senate candidate.
In short
- Springsteen’s endorsement of El-Sayed split his fan club.
- The 18,000-member Facebook group was deleted.
- Moderators cited escalating personal attacks and hateful rhetoric.