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DNC Vice Chair Hogg Defends Primary Challenges as Leadership Pushes Neutrality Rule

David Hogg criticizes Democratic leadership's record and rejects calls to abandon his $20 million initiative targeting incumbents ahead of a pivotal August vote.

David Hogg talks to people after speaking at the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
The Democratic Party realizes it needs to regroup after its losses in November. How to do that has become a bone of contention for lawmakers and party leaders. Some are trying different approaches. (New York Times file)
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Overview

  • David Hogg, DNC Vice Chair, announced his $20 million 'Leaders We Deserve' initiative to fund primary challenges against Democratic incumbents he deems ineffective.
  • DNC Chair Ken Martin has proposed a neutrality rule requiring party officers to refrain from influencing primaries, escalating tensions within the party.
  • Hogg has criticized the DNC's leadership for spending $2 billion during the 2024 elections and still losing to Donald Trump, calling for significant changes to party strategy.
  • Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb and other moderates argue that party officials must remain neutral, emphasizing that voters should decide candidates.
  • The neutrality resolution will be voted on at the August 2025 DNC meeting, with Hogg refusing to step down from either his vice-chair role or leadership of his PAC.