is there a white man who can accept responsibility for his own actions? the DNC Chair destroyed his own chances ... LOOK AT THE POLLS - in spite of what the whack job president is doing the DNC numbers are worse!

What a crybaby. Get him out get David Hogg in charge. Enough of these complicit do nothing dems

At least one of them is listening to to the frustrations of democratic voters and attempting to win them back. The other is wanting to utilize an outdated “toolbox” to maintain the status quo.

My new rule is if you want my vote, I want to see action not words on social. I want to see you show up and face your constituents in town halls, not press conferences. And not at 2 pm on a Tuesday at the senior center when I have to work.

Speaking of age, if you’re over 65, finish your term and retire and definitely don’t run. You won’t be getting my vote. And lastly, don’t be asking me for money if you aren’t doing any of these things.

No one cares, Ken, that you don’t have your sea legs after decades in politics. Quit. Let people with the drive do the job.

Sea legs should involve actively opposing Trump's fascist takeover. If he's not prepared to do then he should feck off.

If he can’t handle the heat he should probably quit . It was a tough job before it’s a really tough job . Dems probably won’t unify until the next elections if even then . We never fully unify .

Chance of what? Being the party that is in charge of rebuilding profits for the Republicans and itself. Its not David sweetie, Republicans don't need democrats anymore. They own it all.

Keep doing the same thing keep getting the same results. Lose the old and bring in the young!

Oust them all and try again. Terrible all the way around.

Seriously? So quit, motherfucker! You ran for this, and beat out several other (far better) candidates.

Ken represents everything that is wrong with this party at the moment. Corporate pleasing machine who is happy to just keep repeating the sins of Trump as if we haven’t heard that the least 10 years. Party endorsed civil disobedience is the way, Ken’s too afraid of his donors.

Exactly.

I support Hogg. Break shit.

Wake up the snoozing seniors 💥.

Good, fuck this guy

Canadian, but I’ve followed David Hogg for years. This speech or whatever it was should totally disqualify Ken Martin as leader of anything.

Keep up the good work David Hogg!

I love how we’re having this shit going on, while the president is literally trying to take control of Los Angeles through the military. Somehow Hogg is the biggest fucking threat.

It's always just about their personal power & money. DNC chairs are always the same. Harrison, Perez, Wasserman-Schultz. smh

That is such a shame. So, DNC chair, quit. We won't miss you, you useless waste of space. And take Schumer and his buddies with you.

Ken Martin needs to RESIGN!

Maybe you should whine more

Hogg is right. Primary the centrists.

Oh you're sad because you can't just coast on the same old bullshit that got us *checks notes* a fascist dictatorship? Cry me a fucking river.

It’s new leadership since the DNC elections in February 2025. It’s not the same old bs and ppl would know it if they actually followed the Democrats social media, or read their new substack, The Blue Print. Or knew any Vice Chairs name besides Hogg’s.

Then you arent the person for the moment guy.

DNC Chair #Ken_Martin could indeed show real leadership by supporting Vice Chair David Hogg’s push to primary Democrat incumbents who are not delivering for Americans, making them compete against stronger progressive candidates, which is what Americans polled want. Martin sees no need to improve.

“But the decorum!!” Read the room or get out of the way.

Quit your complaining and fucking do something. Status quo is not acceptable anymore. So suck it up, buttercup.

Let him go. He's not in it. Bench him.

Dems do have a way of picking strong leaders.

Yes. Ken Martin has a big problem because he wants DNC to be a MAGA-lite party that only talks economics + tries to sound "tough". But Project 2025 is a Culture War. Rank-and-file Dems know social issues are life + death. Most Dems are proudly WOKE. Martin doesn't represent his People aka problem

He's his own worst enemy. We need change. I stand with Hogg.

Ken Martin has proven to be a tremendous failure and he should be replaced by someone competent, like Ben Wikler

Is everybody happy or even satisfied with the job that the DNC Chair has been doing especially in the last six months?

What a fucking wuss, right up front folks, I'm not a Democrat but an Independent with very much liberal left ideology. Do I agree with the Democrat agenda? Not always and not on all fronts. When wronged they're too fucking docile.

Cool, put David Hogg in charge.

Another young guy who thinks he can change the system in a blink of an eye.

Then quit already.

What the DNC has been doing isn’t working. Why not try something else

#BOYCOTTPOLITICO They are part of the fascism collaboration. There can be no forgiveness for the collaborators. None. Ever.

Hogg is too inexperienced to head the DNC just yet but he’s a leader while Martin is just a manager

Ken Martin needs to leave

Good.

Note to @kenmartin.bsky.social you never had a chance. I had stopped all giving to political endeavors after 2024 but today I became a monthly donor to David Hogg’s pac to take down those who are hoarding power and not using it.

Oh well. Step aside. And #dumpchuck #schumerneedstogo

Sorry, Ken. You really didn’t have a chance to begin with. It’s possible no one had ever heard of you before this post. I’m not trying to be flip, but welcome to the 21st Century. Media exposure matters. People who already have a recognizable presence are the people who can create a real coalition.

Choosing Hoggs backfired. I am shocked.

I'm sure Chuck Schumer will send a strongly worded letter with 8 points. Hogg is right. Too many useless corporate Dems.

Get out of the way, then.

Good

Maybe Ken should get on board.

Why didn’t David put his comments on this?

"Wah, wah, wah! I'm so weak and pathetic, and you showed the world that by actually doing something useful! Wah! How dare you?! Wah!" What a dolt. Democrats can't "fight Republicans" without having elected officials that actually WANT to fight the MAGATs.

turn the keys over to the young...it's their time

Seeing what’s in Congress right now, primary these incumbents. They are doing absolutely NOTHING for us and will continue to do nothing. The DNC has been screwing democrats for far too long.

DITTO!

I promise I am going to be on every phone bank i can for ANYBODY who will primary Collaboratin' Chuck!

When a career matters more.

Apparently not so private.

If Martin is a fucking pussy & can't lead, he needs to get the fuck out of the way. My god, our fucking county is teetering on the edge of having a fascist dictator declaring martial law& this idiot can't get the kids to🛑 fighting in the backseat without pulling over & sobbing? WTF?! Wikler!!! NOW!!

No time for training wheels Ken. Oppose Trump's fascist takeover or feck off.

Ken is a limp dick leader. If he was a true leader, he would welcome intelligent opposition. This guy should resign. Now.

Malarkey.

The current crop of Democrats have perfected the art of standing around with their fingers up their asses during Trump's reigns. We need David Hogg to change that.

...I don’t know if I wanna do this anymore,” Bye. We don't need any more wimps that won't fight.

They are already losing 2026. Could not be more clear.

It seems like Harrison part 2. Or Perez part 3. What is wrong with the 400 or so people who art the membership of the DNC. It's like they want to lose.

Blame it on the new guy. They've been listening to what the big donors want, not the people.

the old guard needs to STEP ASIDE @housedemocrats.bsky.social

They still don’t get it. His job is not just to fight republicans. His job is to point out why they are wrong and offer a real plan that benefits the American people. “Trump is bad” is not a plan. The Democratic Party is busy raising money and not offering a way to make the lives of Americans better

Jesus he sounds like a Chumpublican, already blaming others for his failures!

Ew. Trump-esque nicknames?

Jesus christ cry more about it. Either do your job and work with all your members or resign.

And they say women are too emotional

The party is not a kudos club for retirees. There's work to be done and milquetoast seat warmers are our worst enemy

You should have never been elected in the first place, you whiny fucking bitch. If you can’t handle criticism from David Hogg how exactly do you plan on handling the Fascist Rethuglican regime trying to destroy our democracy? Quit then, and let someone better suited to fight these fascist fuck wads!

I’m with David Hogg. I’m fucking fed up with the Democrats.

Then maybe David Hogg should lead.

No, but maybe they should have selected Ben Wickler, who did remarkable things in Wisconsin. Hogg is way too young and inexperienced.

Agree 100%!

That's a real shame. We don't want lifetime Representatives. Serve the public for a term or two and get out. It is on a place for you to live.

Progressive is what we want. A party for workers. A party that supports housing, feeding and caring for ALL citizens and out planet. Not how well Wall Street did. Work to ban Citizens United, reform political donations, get Corporate power out of your party, and we’ll talk. Stop supporting death.

Get over it, if you loose David Hoag you will loose a huge voting base!

Ken, step aside and let a woman take over. David Hogg won't intimidate her.

We need more David Hogg’s and less Ken Martin’s…. The Dems needs a serious makeover… Hogg is the only way

Hogg is as unpopular as them come with most Americans. Hogg having anything to do with democratic leadership is a disaster for democrats.

Ralph, seriously? A disaster for the Democrats? What exactly has our party been for the last 12 years? We lost to Trump TWICE!

It’s not about being popular.. it’s about getting things done.. i don’t want a celeb doing political work… i want a politician.. doing politician work… 🤷🏾‍♂️ we have too many divas, corp affiliates in the Dem party who take campaign money and sit on their hands for the working class..this has to change

I vote Hogg‼️ Bureaucrats don’t want Hogg, because they are sucked into the Status Quo, protecting their a$$es & a$$et$. We are sick & tired of the Status Quo‼️ …& pissed off‼️

Democratic leadership is a disaster for Democrats.

he's not a political leader. it's a burueacratic, partisan position. he doesn't need to be popular

Not taking this kind of advice in the era where being Donald Trump is called as political suicide yet here we are. Hogg believes in something that resonates with good people. That's miles ahead of his competition.

GET RID of the 'OLD TIMERS' of the national DEMOCRATIC PARTY!!!!!!!!!! NEW LEADERSHIP is NEEDED NOW!!!!!!!!!!!1

Jeez, Martin, quit whinging!!! Grow up

Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler was the best choice for DNC Leader, the successes he helped to bring about in a state openly hostile to reform were nothing short of amazing. But the powers that be wanted a fundraiser instead of a brilliant organizer, and here we are. Play-it-safe Dems, running to the center.

Shout out to @davidhogg.bsky.social for owning this b*tch boy named ken martin. What a Clown. #DNCchair #VoteThemOut

The dems are the only party on the right side of every issue plaguing this country (pro-democracy, middle class, healthcare, 1st amend rights, environment, etc etc). But if this kind of milquetoast pearl-clutching is the vehicle for that message, what’s the point? Martin disqualified himself.

So if Politico has gone right-wing, and they're publishing an embarrassing story about Ken Martin, perhaps we should be questioning the source instead of doing what they want and dissolving into factions over Martin vs. Hogg. We need to ALWAYS assume the media has ulterior motives!

Agree. Very disappointing

Except Ken Martin is trash. This is just Politico trying to fan the division even more than it needs to be.

Looks like both are true, unfortunately.

They do, follow the money is always the answer.

David Hogg is attacking safe Democratic seats and undermining our chances of overcoming the existential threat of MAGA. There are better youth voices speaking for the Democratic Party. Why are we playing nice with someone who is threatening our Party from within? bsky.app/profile/kath...

Why are we playing nice with old, useless dems who do nothing but issue strongly worded letters... before bowing to the fascist orange? Out with the old, in with the new! Because the old ones are almost dead anyway.

Your ageist comment is disgusting. Our Dem Reps are not bowing to Trump. Pay attention.

It's not "ageist" to recognize when a person is no longer capable of doing their elected duties. It's just a fact. I appreciate you trying to use buzzwords, though. Valiant effort.👍🏼

Which rep is too old to be capable at their job?

The one in DC who is 87 and lost her drivers license when she hit a police cruiser. 6 Dem MOCs have died in the last year.

I didn’t ask about who died, I asked who wasn’t capable of doing their job when they were in office.

I am paying attention. Old career dems are hurting the cause. Honestly, most of them always have. They don't vote with the will of the people until they're up for re-election. Diane Feinstein literally died in office because she refused to step down. Schumer himself is a prime example of useless!

Schumer & Pelosi were the reason that all of the legislation got passed while working with a razor-thin Democratic House and split Senate. Democrats get things done while Republicans can’t pass anything even with a majority. You should be thanking our Dem leadership instead of undermining them.

Hmm... is that the same Pelosi that said cutting reps pay and passing legislation to ban sitting members from owning stocks would "undermine the office"? Gee, I wonder why dem voters dislike her now.🥱

You can’t list all of the legislation that Pelosi has pushed through despite the odds and instead bring up this single tired trope.

If you think insider trading is a "tired trope," then you're part of the problem.

Again, the only thing that you know about her is the “insider trading” narrative pushed by the right-wing and know nothing about Democratic legislation that she expertly pushed through. You believe that you’re an independent thinker while you’re a tool of the right used against Democrats.

Wow. That's a lot of delusion there. Believe what you will, it seems to serve your preferred reality better. BTW, I have voted for dem presidents/senators/representatives since I first started voting when Obama ran in 08. The only tools of the right are "status quo" dems clinging to "decorum"

"narrative" it's open corruption, and pretending it doesn't matter is the real manufactured "narrative". people are damn sick of corruption in congress and will turn out for the people who promise to end it

i am ageist, so what?

bsky.app/profile/lisa... This 86 year old is walking the streets of LA Where is Hogg Out with the ageist BS

Yes Thank You!

Name one better voice that is under 30. Just one. BTW. House of Representatives is not a Jobs Program for folks to sit in until they die (3 this year). The issue is about meeting the moment. Effective vs Ineffective. Some of them don't even have social, & you never hear from them at committee/floor

If you watched the video I attached, you would have your answer.

Hogg has just destroyed his future with the Democratic Party.

BS! Hogg is attacking bribed corrupt dems who consistently vote for whoever pays them. Get rid of these old stogy shitty dems. They're the reason people are leaving the party in droves. Y'all are perfectly happy whenever they kneecap progressives but clutch those pearls when it's the shitty ones.

Which reps are being bribed?

Look at the AIPAC contributions. And Menendez.

Contributions don’t equate with bribery. Senator Menendez was a criminal who took money from foreign governments and was convicted & sentenced. He’s not representative of his colleagues in Congress.

LOL almost every dem and every single republic is bought and paid for by lobbyists. Otherwise insurance companies, oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies, tax preparation companies, etc. wouldn't have the strangle hold they have. Crypto's getting in on it now too.

That’s “both sides” BS. Under Biden, pharmaceutical companies were forced to start negotiating drug costs and had to drop their prices; he put a moratorium on new federal oil & gas leasing; he pressured companies to negotiate better contracts with unions; he had anti-trust lawsuits against tech.

We were already drilling so much and had so many contracts for oil and gas drilling he could afford a moratorium. I appreciated the little he did but every effing thing he did he went in already capitulating to the Repubs. And using the parliamentarian to excuse not being able to do things!

We all know the republican will take all the money they can and do everything they can to pay the wealthy and screw the rest of us. But he did as LITTLE AS HE COULD. 5 MEDICATIONS are you efffing kidding me? Undermining unions strikes. cont-

It wasn’t only five drugs & that was only the first phase. Biden eventually got the rail workers sick leave without a strike & stood with striking auto workers. Democrats had success with a slim House majority & split Senate, but you are like an abusive spouse who will always find fault & gaslight.

Look up open secrets, nearly all of them except a few progressive holdouts. You have to be completely ignorant not to know this by now. Legal bribery through pacs and lobbying. And so all they care about is serving the people paying them. Why do you think Israel has such a hold? Oil? Pharma?

The Biden administration required pharma to lower drug prices, pressured companies to negotiate better union contracts, launched anti-trust lawsuits against multiple tech & other companies, etc. I know that your world view hinges on the belief that all politician are on the take, but that’s BS.

If those safe seats aren't being used to push a leftist agenda, then why not attack them? Defeating MAGA needs more than just having Democrats in office, it requires people who are willing to stand up to the MAGA movement and not just easily win a seat over and over for decades.

Those Democrats are standing up to MAGA and advancing the platform of our party. Pay attention to what they’re doing and spread the word instead of spreading lies about our people, doing the negative messaging for the benefit of Republicans.

That's what Hogg wants to do. Notice that his plan isn't to primary every safe Democrat, it's to get rid of the ones who aren't helping.

Which reps aren’t helping?

Hogg has no idea what those representatives are doing. Their constituents voted them in & if their constituents are unhappy with them they can vote them out. The DNC & its leadership needs to stay neutral in primaries. It will only garner bad will from candidates & supporters of those candidates.

That's the point Hogg is making. Pay attention to what your reps are doing, and if they aren't doing enough, challenge them. My rep is milque toast. If there was a good challenger, I'd vote for them in a second. She replaced a safe seat and has put it at risk by being namby-pamby. Get rid of her.

Who is your rep?

Val Hoyle. She's useless. She won't even hold her own town halls, she only does them in conjunction with either of our very excellent Senators. Weak sauce. She was lucky that Pete DeFazio held the seat for decades, and had a good following. GOP has spent a lot of $$, and at this rate, will take it.

You’re nitpicking her for holding town halls with her Congressional counterparts.

Yes. I am. Because she ALWAYS does. Hiding behind good men shows how weak she is herself. She avoids her constituents, doesn't respond authentically, and can't even run her office effectively. But beyond that, she simply doesn't show up and stand up. Press releases are her idea of action.

Maybe you’re not aware, but Senators and Reps from the same party typically hold town halls together. That’s typical in every state.

Maybe you're not aware that it isn't normal here. DeFazio didn't need anyone to hold his hand. And doesn't change her weakness as a rep.

Fuck leftists. They’re useless except when they’re worse than useless because they’re helping Republicans like Rashida Tlaib did when she launched her year long effort to destroy the Biden/Harris presidential campaign.

Harris destroyed her own campaign by inviting Republicans to the convention

Only 19 followers? Not a coincidence.

I keep saying there are ratfuckers on here trying to depress Democratic turnout.

Oh. You must be a Berniebro. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

No, she didn’t. That’s not why she lost.

Most people can't select a car in 107 days. Republicans that participated in the campaign were NOT the deciding factor. An abbreviated campaign window was part of the issue. Low information voters who didn't know Biden was not running, among other things....

If it's a "safe blue seat" then why not challenge the geriatric incumbents who won't fight for us? Why shouldn't the people of their districts get a fresh say in what their leadership looks like?

Replace the word “geriatric” with “woman” or “black” and see how it sounds - bigoted. Our representative are fighting for us. People in those districts should are able to decide for themselves if they want someone else, don’t need to be steered by some inexperienced guy outside of their community.

replace "bigoted" with "not nazi enough" and you sound like a nazi

Wild that you'd invoke women and POC in your argument why a majority of CIS white men should hold their seats in perpetuity. More telling is the admission that if given an option, the people of their districts would automatically take the newcomer over the GOP lite we have now. Dropped your red hat?

Actually Democrats in Congress are almost half women and most groups of POC Democrats are representative of the general population. The reason the overall Congress is more white men is because of Republicans. I didn’t suggest that people would choose a newcomer; most people choose their incumbent.

Then you have nothing to worry about. 😏

Haha, we think that if humans keep having these chaotic meetings, it just means more opportunity for us raccoons! Let’s dance in the mayhem!

Good. The majority of Democratic voters don’t want him.

The Democrats need new blood and ideas! Can't stand the heat? Leave the kitchen Mr Martin 😭

Nope. You don't work for the DNC and then raise money to primary Democrats. He's toast.

It's garbage beliefs like this why I only vote Democrat under duress. If we had Ranked Choice Voting in this country, I don't I would ever vote for any weak sauce Democrat. If current elected Dems are not fighting the fascist coup happening right now, then they damn well BETTER be primaried!

Democrats are not Communists. It's that simple Comrade.

Keep helping to elect Nazis. Berniebros and Stein voters have some practice at that. www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...

We call that a conflict of interest. He's not a Dem. So why is he trying to defeat Dems in any election?

I'm with David. New blood. No centrists. No one who votes with Republicans on anything

Ken Martin sounds like a weak leader. Maybe the DNC should've gotten rid of Ken Martin and not David Hogg.

David Hogg is going to literally fuck up ANY chance of winning the house and senate. This shit needs to stop now. The ultra left faction of the party is falling right into MAGA's trap. Good God, people, wake up. A moderate Dem party is a winning party. If we don't WIN we have NOTHING.

The far left is who put us where we are today.

If that’s the case, then David Hogg is right. No room for new blood and disagreement? Who are we, Republicans?

About 16 Senate Democrats supported the crypto bill that will allow Criminal Trump to sell America to foreign countries. Democrats are helping Criminal Trump end our democracy. They got mad because David Hogg wanted Democrats to speak against Criminal Trump.

Berniebros help to elect Nazis. No thanks. And you don't work for the DNC and then start a PAC to primary other Democrats. He needs to go.

"I want my party to be full of useless shambling corpses that aren't doing anything to oppose fascism!"

Exactly! Im not a huge fan of Hogg but its ridiculous to act like there isnt rot within the party and that these old establishment Dems arent a problem. Pelosi & Schumer are now part of that problem & the more they cling onto power, the more it damages the good they once did. Its time for new blood!

Pelosi was smart enough to let her pupil take the leadership, but Schumer is clinging to power while being irrelevant for more than a decade.

Yeah she got pushback after her last minute campaigning for Connolly (RIP) for the Oversight Committee when AOC had the votes, which effectively left the chair empty from the start of this regime until recently, so she is staying quiet for now. Hopefully that continues

👍

Boomer Schumer's approvals in the low 20s to high teen percentages but yet he looks in the mirror everyday like...

All duopolies are virulently committed to banishing others. The way to tell if a reform is righteous is to note if it is opposed by both major parties.

He just wanted the money machine to keep working the way it has always worked.

Sounds like Martin wasn't built for this moment.

This type of public back and forth bs is why Dems lose. Can we get on the same page even if you don’t agree on some things?

Boo Hoo

Hogg for Party Chair

This poltroon needs to resign.

Martin or Hogg?

Poltroon?

It’s a good word that needs to come back in the Trump era.

You made me look it up, and it’s so early…😂 Mean-spirited coward.

What a great word!

"Martin said on the recording, is making it more difficult for the party to do its work" Uh... what work? That's the entire point of primariying do-nothing Democrat incumbants.

Hogg is a dishonest, entitled, attention seeking ageist. He will not unite the Democratic party and will only cause further division. Nice click bait partial comment Politico.

Good. If the party is united in keeping career fuckheads over actually working for regular people then the "divide" is warranted.

Lololol ya think? You must like Republicans running things. Honey there are a more older people (45+) than there are younger. (18-44) We need to vote together. Or, dont. But you guys will be living the nightmare a LOT longer than a lot of us will. 😄

Isn't denying people the ability to seek asylum a thing Republicans do?

But why would I keep voting for old people who will do this? www.npr.org/2024/06/04/n...

So @davidhogg.bsky.social should decide if he prioritizes @Democrats.org & #DNC or #LeadersWeDeserve —& 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟—& choose his place/position accordingly. If it is 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑦, then perhaps it's best to discuss/iron out differences w/safe district candidates rather than challenge their power.

Martin is the epitome of what's wrong; ineffective leadership. To Ken Martin I say, "Whine on Harvest Moon", Mr. Hogg didn't make you an impotent leader. Time to step down.

If David Hogg leading makes it impossible for Ken Martin to lead, that means Martin should step down. He isn't up to the task. If you can't handle minor internal division without threatening to quit, just go already.

Did you listen to the recording in the article? It’s more than the bs clickbait clip Politico chose to highlight.

Long haul members of Congress need to be ousted especially if they are not consistently on the front line going toe-to-toe with Magat Mussolini and his minions they need to go. We need fighters not fuckers who ride in the back do nothing but collect a lifetime of wealth.

Maxine Waters is literally in the street facing off against ICE. I agree with the overall effort, but we need to avoid throwing out the good with the bad.

I said the cowards in the back so not sure the need for comment on Mrs. Waters. We see and hear here.

Auntie Maxine would be the first to welcome a challenger and accept defeat if needed. But she wouldn't BE defeated, because her constituents see her out there toe-to-toe telling the Nat'l Guard to hold their fire. More Maxine Waters, less nasty-notes Schumer. That's what I'm looking for.

Ken Martin has no excuse for what he did, except be an old white man!

There was a science fiction story in the 1950s about a heroic galactic commander who’s first action upon being appointed galactic commander was to resign because he knew that he wasn’t up to the job of leading the war but that his successor was. Great story.

This guy doesn’t sound like a great leader. He should be able to handle issues within his own party effectively, instead of blaming or playing victim or whatever he’s trying to do here.

Wah wah wah Go Hogg! (and I’m an old lady long-time Dem)

Centrist democrats are just a cop out. Most of the so called progressive policies will save America cash. Education and healthcare should be available for everyone. Most of the rest of the world gets these things for free. It’s hard to compete with immigrants in tech when we start so far back.

most of the so called centrists are just republican lites

Exactly. They constantly praise Reagan even though he started the mess we currently are in that led to Trump.

What a finger-pointing, lack of accountability, gumption-less wuss.

Deeply complicit and unserious party...as she interviews Rahm fucking Emanuel. Let the gaslighting of the DNC never stop, FFS. No, we're not excited; that is why you keep losing. JFC, I want to scream.

This is basically the best endorsement David Hogg can have.

The Dems "lost" against a 34 count felon rapist white supremacist. Maybe they need to change their approach.

The DNC has lost the ability to walk and chew gum. Or to prioritize. Or to act as an opposition party when the country is facing its worst crisis since at least the Civil War. Be a Lincoln and stalwartly defend the country against our MAGA domestic enemies, while managing a Team of Rivals.

Yeah, we all see the future of the major party, whether it's called DNC or something new. It's Swalwell, Crockett, AOC, Raskin, and many more who actually fight... ... Not the current leadership like Schumer and Jeffries, who wouldn't oppose the promised tyrant at every step.

In other words; “you’ve ruined our shot at maintaining the status quo and keeping our liberal base happy, and our oligarchs happier”.

Center right, not liberal

Liberalism is center-right.

Ahh, good point

Hogg needs a bit of real-life experience and quit being such an arrogant know-it-all egotist.

Like the real life experience we’re having right now. It’s arrogance and overinflated egos that got us here. I support David Hogg. If they are doing their jobs then there shouldn’t be a problem.

Martin needs to stop playing the victim and welcome the enthusiastic youth of the party. They are the future. So what if “We haven’t done it this way before.” The D party needs new ideas. Changes and fresh voices are vital to growth and success.

My takeaway from this article is 2 fold. 1: stop whining, it’s a very bad and weak look. 2: the incumbents who are upset might actually try to be more effective rather than complain. 🤡

B*tch. Are you crying?! I know he’s not crying. I know he’s NOT CRYING about not being able to be an effective leader of the party…y’all.

The Democratic party is not going to regain power by moving further to the left. I know it’s controversial, but that’s the very reason I think Trump won. There are far more centrists than there are right or left leaning party members. I am a centrist. I didn’t vote for Harris or Trump.

Maybe Dems will actually have to try now to listen to voters. Imagine that?

Did the GOP listen to the voters?

They are. They have a 50 state strategy, a new substack called The Blue Print and every week do a substack called The Ground Game on 3 things we can do each week/weekend. People would know if they actually followed the Democrats social media, Ken Martin, or the other 3 chairs besides Hogg.

I see nothing wrong with a primary for Dems that aren’t rising to the occasion. Thats the point of “ Leaders We Deserve” & I agree with Mr Hogg. And Winkler was the better choice. I think thats very obvious now.

Hogg wants to be in the DNC choosing which Dems HE thinks are ineffective? LWD has zero transparency abt their assessment process. Then ppl will complain that the DNC is choosing the leaders. ANYONE who wants to run can pay the fee, get signatures, & file to run. Maybe go look LWD’s 2024 record.

Substack platforms Nazis. They've been notified and don't care because money.

Nothing is ever good enough for the impossible to please.

Why are you defending them? If this is a national initiative, they have the means to broadcast it nationally and not hide it on a blogging platform for fucks sake.

Ah, yes. Substack, where Nazis go to get libs' money funneled to them.

People should not have to follow these people on social media or a new substack to know what the democrats are doing. It should be pretty self-explanatory.

Thom Hartmann talks about this all the time. Democrats and progressives do not have the MASSIVE media machine that the right wingers do. They have over 1500 right wing radio stations, at least 3 major cable news networks, right leaning social media, and the three major news networks, that lean right

That is the most idiotic thing I’ve heard someone say today. How are you supposed to know? By fucking osmosis? 🤦🏻‍♀️

If only they had multiple national platforms to speak from in order to keep voters informed!

as if they aren't on every platform already. 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

How about talking about it directly to democrats and not through social media. Like maybe town hall meetings. Don’t be an asshole. This is the kind of shit response we left X for.

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The dem vice chairs were elected independently. They are not there to unconditionally follow his leadership. They are leaders themselves. He believes good leadership is demonstrated by them following him off the cliff. He is a fool and should learn to accept others positions within the party.

Ken Martin = saggy angel hair noodle that's been boiled for 30 minutes.

At least we know that the whiny baby bullshit starts at the top. Seems like trickle down is working in the Democrat party. They need someone with passion, vision, and momentum. Time is not on our side.

The dems need to get their shit together. The stakes have never been higher. So much going on for the dems to win on.Wtf. that's why they behind the 8 ball. Go public and fight on issues the public likes. Stop airing your dirty laundry publicly.

Sounds like a pussy if you can’t handle a 25 year-old and he’s making you lose your credibility. Sounds to me like you’re the one with the problem.

sea legs? ummm, you’ve been at this how long? gain credibility? should have had that before you were elected. smh

This is oh so much bullshit. I used to really back david h on this stuff but it's such a distraction and such a disaster. It could have been done differently and much better. In fighting gotta stop. Do the work everybody and work your shit out on the side.

Good, I hope he did. Keep up the good work!! It's high time one of the political parties actually represents the will of the people.

Or maybe his leadership is to maintain the status quo and he does not get that this party needs to change…

you lost everything...

I totally agree with David Hogg, there are too many complacent ineffective Democrats who are allowing this administration to run without ANY blowback or resistance. We need people that are going to DO MORE! This isn't normal politics, it's a damn war!

Primaries are part of the democratic process. Annointing Hillary did not work... twice. Annointing others does not work. Use the democratic process!

Trump has given Ken plenty of ammunition to make himself a house hold name in 100 days. His admission of defeat here is telling and he has got to go.

David Hogg is smart. he has original ideas. does that make him the world's expert on winning elections or on telling honey from vinegar? no, but that hardly matters. (The last DNC chair put his picture in marketing materials and lost elections.)

I know David Hogg’s name. I don’t know who the dnc chair is. Never bothered to know him and I’m a democrat. I know what David wants. His passion. This battle is already won imo.

Removing David Hogg instead of delving into why he took the actions he did, will push young voters to leave with him. Dems and republicans are outnumbered by fed up independents. Forward party should get Bernie and AOC and Hogg. They will win the future being anti corp.

Your nerd is showing, just thought you should know. Zip up.

I mean it’s not like he can work closely with @davidhogg.bsky.social or anything…talk about missed fucking opportunities. Instead we get whining and someone who fails to take measure of the pulse of the party 🤷🏽‍♀️

Chance at what? Continued corporate cowtowing?

great. This is the leader of the DNC being intimidated by David Hogg. Unbelievable.

So much for the big tent.

Dismantle the gerontocracy.

Hogg has it right. I’d never vote republican, but I’m tired of Dems who know they’re in safe districts providing little governance or constituent support for years on end.

I reckon it would be best if the Dems who don't want to stand up and be counted either resign or be fired tbh.

Hogg is correct. Something major needs to change in the Democrap party. I am more center, and have been voting Democrat because of MAGA, but people like Schumer. Incidents like Debbie Wasserman Schultz. And decisions like not holding a primary after Biden bowed out, well, why even vote?

So he just admitted he doesnt have the character to lead and should just step down in favor of Hogg or literally anyone else.

Politico is in the white house press corps Any press corp there isnt press Trump isnt the only one who can ignore the constitution We will remember your complicity

Then Hogg should have the job instead of the weak ineffective people we have there now. Hogg is right. It’s time for a change in the Democratic Party. We’ve had enough.

I sought and attained leadership positions in business and I have been elected to leadership positions in a Union. Hard times allow a true leader to shine. If you can only be a leader when everything is going your way, you are occupying a slot, you aren't leading.

Fuck that guy and fuck the DNC for shit stirring when we could have had a chance for better things, but hey, that's to be expected with the DNC.

That's a shame. I didn't know anything about Martin, but I was hopeful when I heard about a new Chair.

If democrats are being ineffective they should be replaced.

Hahaha. Maybe that was the intent? Good.

Wow, way to play the victim here. This is from a full grown man 🤯

Get 'em, David!

Good. Find someone who can be bold and recognizes what has gone wrong and in conjunction with Hogg's Leaders We Deserve build. And start asking seats who are at 75 and up, up, up going on their 7-12+ terms in the House and are not in the game effectively if they'd like to visit the grandkids more

Martin was a bad choice. If he wants to leave someone should hold the door for him.

Then move the fuck over

A real leader wouldn’t blame his inadequacies on someone else.

💯💯💯

Ken if you can't do the job, quit. We'll put someone in with a real backbone to stand up to the Nazi Republicans and fight back.

Boo hoo. He ruined their big plans of painting over the cracks in the party - because he wanted to rebuild the foundation instead.

Political Parties and Corporate Media have convinced Americans that they are the keepers of OUR democratic republic. It's past time that we demand that politics reconnect with civic and administration - leave partisan branding behind. OUR COUNTRY IS AT RISK DNC must openly and publicly recruit 5

If David Hogg has legacy Dems quaking like this then I guess I like David Hogg more now.

🤣🤣🤣😆🤣😆😆 🫵🤡

Problem is legacy dems are winning. Pushed aoc aside, kicked Hogg out, backing Cuomo now, got centrist gubernatorial candidates that will not advocate for anything different than the shit the fascists exploit to gain and regain power.

If amassing power means clinging to tired rules like seniority and banishing fresh voices, they deserve to be shunned. We need a more open democracy with dynamic & YOUNG voices.

Agreed.

David Hogg using his position as a DNC vice-chair to influence primary elections would be like your elementary school Vice Principal supporting a candidate for 3rd grade class president Even if he’s supporting the *right candidate*, it’s not appropriate given his position & should not happen

We're way past that. There are military troops on the ground in a US city. The dainty political etiquette of the past is no longer a viable path out of dictatorship. We need leaders that will stand their ground and provide meaningful opposition.

Adopting the practice of letting the vice principal weigh in on 3rd grade class elections is a bad idea, period. It’s a Trojan horse for making the DNC less democratic. Yes, we need new energy & new blood in Dem party, but the David Hogg route is fool’s gold.

That is not even remotely an adequate analogy to attempt to make your point. Even after I read BOTH comments you made attempting to do so. Unless you are comparing the DNC to having the mental acuity of a class of third graders. If that’s the case, kudos. 👏🏻

Come up with a better analogy then The DNC shouldn’t weigh in on primary elections, the same way the Vice Principal shouldn’t weigh in on class elections. That’s what Hogg wants to do. Hogg’s ouster from DNC is not personal, it’s a matter of (Vice) principle

Hogg’s main point is that if the Party’s stance is status quo, they can expect the same results. That’s not controversial. It’s just common sense. If the DNC isn’t going to work toward being a part of the solution to expand their voter base, then what exactly is the point of its existence?

I think they can and should do all of that, without David Hogg in their ranks And he is free to pursue his own objectives (seeking out younger candidates, challenging incumbents, etc), but that should happen under a PAC Working for the DNC is not the right vehicle for what he wants to do

This is not about "legacy Dems". Hogg is a grifting chaos agent using his PAC to make millions while spending only a fraction of that $. Further, as DNC VP he can't PRIMARY any Democrats. It's a clear conflict of interest. The comments supporting Hogg are so ignorant & based solely on vibe.

We all remember what happened to Bernie when he tried to buck the establishment…

that's why it's crucial for DNC to not get involved in primaries. Which is why Hogg, as VP of the DNC, should not be getting involved in primaries.

But you do see the hypocrisy, right?

Not getting into a pie fight about a primary that happened -10- years ago. Because it's just a cheap version of 'whataboutism'.

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Please don’t act surprised or righteous.

It is crucial for the Dems to be in primaries, so Dem leaning voters feel that they have a say if they don’t agree with the incumbent. The incumbents over everything strategy has not worked out for Dems and is one of the main reasons that confidence in the party is so low.

Do you member Bernie was not a Democrat when he ran for President in the Democrat candidate?

Because just two parties capture the full spectrum of political thought in America? Which matters more: manufactured, partisan litmus tests or democracy?

That’s what we got 🤷‍♀️ Parliamentary systems allow for multiple political parties and more nuanced policy positions.

🐎💩 NEXT!

No. You are wrong. The DNC has sat on its ass and rested on its laurels for too damn long. Legacy Dems are fucking lazy and fat, and have been sucking at the same money teat as the Repukelicans. Anyone who thinks like you do, are a major part of the damn problem!

Do you have proof that he's "make(ing) millions"? Please share Frankly, our party is so weak, so unpopular and led by people who are scared to speak up and/or color outside the lines, that if he's causing chaos, I'm inclined to get on board

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Does Schumer have a PAC? Does Booker? Why don’t you just admit that you’re so invested in the completely ineffective status quo that you’ll say absolutely anything to support it?

You seem to think "everything's cool; Dems are doing just fine; let's not disturb our (non) momentum" Do you realize how badly we're failing? The party is historically unpopular We've lose every narrative - border, abortion, J6, more But let's not change anything Right?

Nothing I wrote implies in any way "everything's cool". And it's astounding some think calling out a grifting chaos agent like Hogg means 'everything's fine'. I read actual finance reports and speak to facts, not vibes. BTW, Dems are, in fact, consistently winning special elections.

Exactly

And I guess things like Pelosi's husband making tons of money off of stocks is cool with you too: www.salon.com/2025/03/17/p...

No, it's not. Why bring that up? Kind of cheap whataboutism, IMO. www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

All the people who blindly support Hogg could do the research... bsky.app/profile/banq...

If they aren't helping they deserve to be Primaried

Kens been here since 2017 and no one knew his name until 3 months ago and that's because he was elected to the DNC chair. the guy is a wallflower

the democratic strategy of complacency and capitulating gussied up as compromise is beyond frustrating. but sure more of the same (that’s not working) will surely change the tide. i swear you all want a blazing red election map

That and he's an annoying little bitch and that doesn't resonate with voters.

You're falling for Politico's crap? You a troll?

Time for people willing to do the job and fight back.

Dems like Martin are worthless.

The entire leadership should resign in disgrace

Fuck Ken Martin, All these Milquetoast Democratic leaders want to do, is parade the STATUS QUO, while Democratic leaders die in office, and the FASCISTS get to continue destroying our societies, and dividing us. FUCK KEN MARTIN!

Someone explain the democrats resistance to getting young blood in the party. It’s exactly what is needed to move this country forward. This isn’t their only issue. It’s all the infighting, not having any clear message or platform, and they’re certainly not putting forth any effort to fight for us.

They'd rather keep welcoming tea party republicans who created this mess into the party. So it keeps moving to the right. The status quo died on J6th 2021.

Hard agree. The old timers need to relent to a newer, younger democratic base.

If half the party agrees with Hogg and half agrees with Martin, doesn't Martin as chair have to figure out how to work with Hogg? Professionalism is learning to work with people you don't agree with. If the party leaders can't figure this out we're sunk. I wish Ben Winkler won.

Never got a great vibe from Martin. He seems to lack the required leadership abilities and, yes, ‘charisma’ required for this crucial time in the Democratic Party.

Agree completely.

I didn't mind him until I saw this, yesterday. I thought he had a few great ideas he mused... ...Like engaging and utilizing young people... ... But then he does this to David? Hypocrisy.

How about this - @kenmartin.bsky.social and @davidhogg.bsky.social both step back from the limelight and have another round, rallying behind @benwikler.bsky.social Who was probably the most popular choice by non insiders anyway. That’s a party that I can get excited about again.

Why is the thumbnail for an article about David Hogg not a picture of David Hogg? That right there says a lot.

Boo-fucking hoo. Get your effing ego out of this important job. Democrats need to change our messengers to younger voices!

Politico: "Exclusive: DNC chair calls meeting to tell everyone what a whiny little bitch he is. Nearly cries twice."

David has inexperience on his side. He may have brilliant ideas but a mentor would be great. His frustration with the old guard is palatable but you need unity. Help him learn please. Primarying do nothingers can light a fire under them. Message better maybe.

Elizabeth Warren called for big change when she ran for President. David Hogg is on the same page. We need people who will fight to do the right thing, not people who constantly talk, talk, talk and then give in.

Somebody has to shake things up in the Democratic Party! If it’s not you then get out of the way!!

Wah!

The rift between Hogg & Martin centers around internal party conflicts. Martin is frustrated that Hogg plans to fund primary challenges against incumbent Democrats. This undermined Martin's leadership & credibility. There are discussions about Hogg potentially being ousted from his position.

He should be promoted

Hogg or Martin and why?

Hogg, as they were saying, the Democrats have an abysmal approval rating because there are to many safe seat yes-men that won't rock the boat.

That makes sense, because the DNC can't have anyone on their staff that actually DOES anything. 🙄🙄🙄

though if hogg can hold onto his seat which seems possible we may see some very interesting things happen

Where the hell is Ken Martin!? At a time like this I expect to see hom out front fighting for us. NOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS COMPLAINING ABOUT DAVID HOGG. I CHOOSE DAVID HOGG.

Preserve the status quo, says the party who allowed Sinema, Manchin, Fetterman, and every democrat in the last election that immediately switched parties after they won.

What success has the DNC provided since 2000? Obama and the ACA (which was the GOP compromise anyway). They gave us Hillary, Garland, and their silence on “progressive leftists” comments from the right has only further entrenched the false belief these people are radical. The DNC needs a reset.

All you're doing is collecting a free check! Resign and get out of the way for a real democrat who has a spine and a plan!

Ken Martin sounds like a whiny weakling who should step down

Everything I’ve seen from Ken so far has been weak and ineffective. Same tired playbook that loses every time. I’m all for new leadership.

We need fighters and real leaders. Sitting on your hands and doing nothing trying to be polite and old time politics has allowed a dictator to take office and destroy our country. If you aren't ready to stand on the front lines &fight with us then step aside for real leaders

If he feels incapable of leading then he should fucking resign

Awwww, the wealthy establishment guy is crying, after years of kick backs and doing nothing? #Progressives

Man if one little dude can destroy your chances, maybe you didn't really deserve to be there...

All I know is Martin & Hogg need to figure out how to work together, or one of them needs to resign. The infighting is ridiculous. Come to think of it we're seeing high emotion from men on both sides of the aisle. We need intelligent, level headed women to take over. Stacy Abrams, for one?

Seems like - Martin already advised us he's not up for it. You want status quo, old guard politics or do we want to figure out how to get back every demographic we lost in 2024. Do we want bold plans and what are we going to do about fixing what Trump did.

Hogg is not a Democrat. Hogg wants to destroy the Dem Party. See Justice Dems.

Good

All of those screenshots are making them look better, not worse...

How is it that the far left always helps to elect NAZIS?

Take your meds and come back when you're coherent.

Justice Dems. Horseshoe. Ask Saikat and Peter Thiel. Just like Berniebros voting for Nazis. So "progressive". www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...

Again, you're posting incoherent crackpot shit. Come back to this discussion when you're capable of adding something valuable to it.

Berniebros are not the brightest lightbulbs on the planet. Lack of critical thinking skills. Cult personality indications. And they helped to elect Nazis.

Cognitive dissonance much?

To be fair, fuck the Democratic Party.

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Sounds like a good plan. It's essentially what the Tea Party did to turn the GOP into MAGA.

Maybe you need to do some homework on the Justice Dems. Ask Saikat and Peter Theil. Sometimes the far left actually works for the far right. DUH.

Maybe I do. Doesn't mean that ousting the conservative members of the Democratic party to pull the party left of center isn't a good idea.

Sure. Because the far left would rather elect NAZIS. Same thing happened in Germany. Then Adolf sent them to Dachau on the first day. Good luck!

In normal times, I'd say that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard, but this is the internet in 2025, so that bar is low. Nazism is a right wing ideology. Nobody even slightly left-leaning wants that.

FOLLOW THE MONEY. Saikat-Peter Thiel were business associates. Hello? LOL.

Okay? So these particular people might not be up to snuff. Does that mean that the idea of trying to move the party to the left and have it actually be a progressive political force is a bad one?

LOL. Follow the money and the Russian rubles. Controlled opposition for the far right. Putin plays both the far right and the far left to attack the center. He learned from the East German Stasi when stationed in Dresden. Why did Zack Exley travel to Moscow and return to create JD with Saikat?

It's cute you think the Democrats are the center. But I'm going to step out now. You can continue having a different conversation here if you'd like.

That is one person big deal. We need a big change

No. Berniebros helped to elect a Nazi. No thanks. www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...

Bullshit

Nope. We call it MATH.

Good. Be better.

In 1972 G. McGovern was the insurgent candidate chosen to lead the dems fight for the presidency. McGovern chose Tom Eagelton as VP b/c others said no. Eagelton admitted he was treated for depression, including electric shock therapy. The VP choice tanked the dems b/c it showed weakness all around.

OMG. If you can’t stand the heat then get out of the fire. This is what the Democrats are failing. Because of people like this and others running the party.

The DNC needs to grow a backbone & retire all these ineffective performative mummies & elect more young blood that will actually Stand The F Up & FIGHT!