Overview

• David Hogg announced a $20 million campaign through his PAC, Leaders We Deserve, to primary long-standing Democratic incumbents in safe districts with younger, more diverse candidates.
• Hogg has faced intense criticism from prominent Democratic strategists, including James Carville, who called him a 'contemptible little twerp' and suggested legal action against him.
• He has defended the plan as a response to the party's low approval ratings among young voters and criticized party 'experts' for lacking a strategy to address electoral setbacks.
• Hogg has insisted that the initiative will not target Democrats in swing districts, aiming instead to bring generational change to safe seats.
• The vice chair also questioned the party's focus on defending democracy, arguing that young voters associate it with issues like school shootings and the climate crisis.