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DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump (truthout.org)
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The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms.

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[–] 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It might be technically valid, but it's literally being used as an excuse to get rid of him.

Ken Martin(DNC chair) has been whining about Hogg for a while. Being real upset that he's trying to oust incumbents who refuse to do anything.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/david-hogg-disrupts-democratic-party-rcna202202

And he doubled down a few days ago: Giving Hogg an ultimatum to take a "neutrality pledge" or step down.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/10/hogg-dnc-chair-ultimatum-00340272

Hogg refused, so now they're pulling this one out.

Like, what would you prefer the current DNC do in this scenario?

They knew about it last week, before they gave him an ultimatum. Meaning they were holding it back and waiting for his response. They're not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts and wanting to follow the rules. If that was the case, they would have gone ahead right away.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Being real upset that he’s trying to oust incumbents who refuse to do anything.

    What you are saying sounds bad. But when I read your actual link, it does not sound bad at all.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/david-hogg-disrupts-democratic-party-rcna202202

    ["Let me be unequivocal: No DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election, whether on behalf of an incumbent or a challenger," DNC Chair Ken Martin said on a media call. "Voters should decide who our primary nominees are, not DNC leadership.]

    I don't like Ken Martin and I think Hogg is great, but what Martin is saying here are the precise words that every DNC chairman should be saying. I would not want Martin to change one single word of that statement.

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  • [+] -18 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    It might be technically valid,

    It's literally valid...

    The old DNC was outright corrupt if we're being honest. Completely inept if we're giving them the best plausible view.

    The vice chair election didn't follow DNC rules, it's like 450 people, redoing it isn't a big deal.

    but it’s literally just an excuse to get rid of him

    This process was started almost immediately after the vice chair election, before Hogg had made any public comments as vice chair.

    What result would you prefer though?

    Do you want the results to stand even though it was a flawed primary ran by the same people who saved Hillary/Biden/Kamala down our throats the last 3 elections?

    The same people that abandoned Obama when he beat Hillary?

    You think that now that they're finally out of power, we should get mad at the new leadership who literally hadn't even won their elections yet when this shit was going on?

    Just please, tell me the better path than what the DNC is taking right now I'd love to hear it.

    Edit:

    They knew about it last week, before they gave him an ultimatum. Meaning they were holding it back and waiting for his response. They’re not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts and wanting to follow the rules.

    It...

    It had to go thru committees, it hasn't been a secret this was happening...

    Please don't be like trump and act like because you just heard of something that it just happened out of nowhere.

    If that was the case, they would have gone ahead right away.

    Ken Martin could have made a unilateral decision, he could throw out elections altogether and appoint people, he can do whatever he wanted.

    He deferred to the committee, who suggested a redo vote that follows rules...

    And Ken has personally encouraged both the vice chairs (because it literally isn't just Hogg) to run again.

    If that's not enough for you, you don't like democracy.

    .you want a trump party that you agree with

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    They can redo their little procedural vote. But, if Hogg doesn't win, we will have our list of every member that thinks the DNC exists to serve it's members and not the public. Every one of them should be tarred and feathered, and I'm not sure I mean that as a metaphor.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Every one of them should be tarred and feathered, and I'm not sure I mean that as a metaphor.

    I'm personally going to be throwing a little party in my head every time one of them is arrested, thrown into concentration camps or executed by God King Trump.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) 
    It might be technically valid,

    It’s literally valid…

    Based on your lack of reading comprehension from that alone, I'm literally not going to bother reading the rest of your comment. Since it's either intentional and you're a troll, or you do not understand basic english. There is no point try to argue the political game with either type in a written context without getting into essay territory.

    EDIT: For those who want to know: The phrase "It might be technically valid, but ...", does not mean it could potentially be true. It means it is true, but there are other factors involved.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So ..

    Rather than stick your fingers in your ears, you had to announce to everyone that you're refusing to listen so we knew?

    If that’s not enough for you, you don’t like democracy.

    you want a trump party that you agree with

    Looks like I was right,

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I came back a few days later just to see what was going on, and I have to say: Thank you for proving my point.

    You didn't even try to find something to counter, you literally just made up quotes and fictional points to argue. That's beyond a normal troll, that is bordering on delusional. Please seek professional help, or at the least check the batteries of your carbon monoxide detector.

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