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   I previously predicted that David Hogg's days as DNC Vice Chair were   
   numbered. And it looks like I’ve already been proven right. According to a   
   new report, the Democratic establishment is scrambling to contain this   
   loose-cannon, know-it-all kid who wants to spend $20 million on an   
   intraparty civil war.   
      
      
   “A week after Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg unveiled   
   a controversial plan to back primary challenges to longtime party   
   incumbents, anger at the activist-turned-Democratic leader is only   
   intensifying among party officials,” reports NOTUS. “These Democratic   
   critics say their fury at Hogg has grown amid what they see as his ill-   
   conceived and insufficient efforts to make amends for his planned primary   
   campaign — a campaign that, they say, threatens the DNC’s neutrality and   
   its capacity to fight back against President Donald Trump.”   
      
   At a DNC retreat last month, officers — including Hogg — finalized updates   
   to the party’s neutrality pledge and other reforms. While Hogg actively   
   participated in the discussions, a senior DNC official noted he stayed   
   silent when the neutrality agreement came up. Just three weeks later, Hogg   
   announced plans to challenge primary candidates, fueling internal   
   backlash. Although party leaders say the neutrality changes were in motion   
   before Hogg’s announcement, they could help address growing frustration   
   with him.   
      
   According to the article, some Democrats are reportedly floating the idea   
   of forcing Hogg to choose between continuing his campaign or stepping down   
   as DNC vice chair, with suggestions that the party may even consider   
   changing its rules to make that happen.   
      
   The tension is expected to spill over during a regularly scheduled   
   Thursday call for DNC members — a meeting that, some Democratic officials   
   suggest, might turn into a forum for airing grievances about Hogg’s anti-   
   incumbent pledge.   
      
   During that call, the DNC’s chair, Ken Martin, is also expected to unveil   
   a multipoint agenda that would include a proposal mandating all DNC   
   officers stay neutral in all primaries, according to a senior DNC   
   official. The proposal would expand on the current neutrality pledge,   
   which now only includes the presidential race.   
      
   If adopted, the proposal would effectively force Hogg to choose between   
   staying in his role at the DNC and backing primary challenges against   
   incumbent Democratic lawmakers.   
      
   The real question isn't whether Hogg will survive this political   
   firestorm; I don’t think he will. He’ll likely leave under the pretense   
   that he can be more effective from the outside. The question is how much   
   damage he'll do to the Democratic Party before he's shown the door. But   
   then again, maybe that's exactly what the Democrats deserve for voting for   
   an inexperienced activist for a position of leadership.   
      
   Some Democrats clearly want David Hogg out. “You’ve got to ask yourself,   
   ‘Can we trust him?’” Clay Middleton, a DNC committee member, told NOTUS.   
   Middleton, questioning Hogg’s silence on the neutrality pledge, wondered,   
   “Are they sharing that information with people to go against an incumbent   
   Democrat?”   
      
   Jay Jacobs, chair of New York’s Democratic Party, called Hogg’s actions “a   
   conflict of interest,” saying, “You cannot at the same time be a vice   
   chair… and be part of an effort to unseat those very same Democratic   
   elected officials.”   
      
   Privately, the frustration is boiling over. “We’ve got a lot of f—ing   
   problems right now,” said one senior Democrat, calling Hogg’s move a   
   “middle finger” to those who rebuilt trust after 2016. “I don’t think he’s   
   yet realized how few supporters he has and how painful it’s going to be   
   for him.”   
      
   Related: Stephen Miller Destroys the Democrats for Being the Party of   
   Terrorists and Illegal Aliens   
      
   Mark my words: David Hogg’s days at the DNC are numbered. The only real   
   question is whether he walks out on his own or gets shoved out the door.   
   Either way, this trainwreck was inevitable. Conservatives warned from the   
   start that elevating Hogg to party leadership was a mistake, and now the   
   Democrats are reaping what they sowed. Whether he’s forced out or leaves   
   on his own terms, he’ll be emboldened to go after any incumbent he deems   
   unworthy, plunging the party into a messy, costly civil war it can’t   
   afford.   
      
   https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/04/24/is-david-hoggs-implosion-at-   
   the-dnc-is-totally-happening-n4939188   
      
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