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JohnSJ

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Tue May 13, 2025, 09:57 PM May 13

Parkland survivor David Hogg to be ousted from DNC following investigation into his election [View all]

"A Democratic National Committee panel has found that gun control activist David Hogg and a colleague were not properly elected to be among its five vice chairs earlier this year, paving the way for their removal.

Hogg, 25, rose to national prominence after surviving the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018, and co-founding March for Our Lives.

He has since become a vocal political commentator, critical of President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party’s failure to earn the trust of the electorate."

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A full DNC vote will now be held on the committee’s findings, which could mean new elections being staged, with the same five candidates, including Hogg and Kenyatta, on the ballot once again.

“While this vote was based on how the DNC conducted its officers’ elections, which I had nothing to do with, it is also impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to reform the party which loomed large over this vote,” Hogg responded in a statement.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/parkland-survivor-david-hogg-ousted-132014456.html

While no doubt he had nothing to do with this election impropriety, other than being a survivor of a terrible mass shooting, what are his credentials for the job?

I remember before he gained notoriety, he had been arguing a flawed argument that "both sides" were responsible for the lack of progress on gun legislation, when it was clear to most that there was only one side that was impeding progress on such legislation, and it wasn't the Democrats.

Regardless, it will be interesting how an election that includes all eligible candidates results.

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BAD MOVE: Chasstev365 May 13 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Melon May 13 #2
Agree. choie May 13 #3
It's not only his election that's being "overturned". He's choosing to *make* this about himself rather than a LauraInLA May 13 #9
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat May 14 #11
playing well with others is part of what the fucking problem is Skittles May 14 #21
"Playing well with others", like everything else, may be a benefit or a deficit. You're not wrong, but it's still LauraInLA May 14 #34
Skittles I couldn't recommend your post enough! choie May 14 #41
Young people have already sealed their fate with their refusal to JohnSJ May 13 #6
You can post till you are blue in the face, and not enough people talk about voter apathy. 58Sunliner May 14 #27
and that won't change until the people who actually are hurt by these policies get off their butt and vote, and JohnSJ May 14 #30
What about the old people who voted Democratic in 2000, 2016 and 2024 PufPuf23 May 16 #47
It isn't a question of blame, it is a question of what happened. Young people have never been a reliable JohnSJ May 16 #48
So if the rules were broken and a woman got screwed out of the position...it's just too bad? tritsofme May 13 #8
I'd be willing to bet that 9 out of 10 Mountainguy May 14 #16
There isn't any evidence that young voters care about this Kaleva May 14 #20
Trump made gains with young voters in 2024 Kaleva May 14 #19
Yes, dumb move BoRaGard May 14 #23
Public figures they trust telling them Democrats are corrupt, bribed by oligarchs and billionaires and donors, betsuni May 14 #25
Exactly. H2O Man May 16 #44
Young people don't care about David Hogg Mountainguy May 16 #46
And you know this exactly HOW? Jilly_in_VA May 17 #51
Is this gonna Traildogbob May 13 #4
Both Sides... Not Cool. That's what got Mump Cha May 13 #5
Exactly, Cha. That was the first head slapper he put out . Both sides. Nixie May 13 #7
Hey Aloha, Nixie... Cha May 14 #10
Thanks for this, Cha! Great post. Nixie May 14 #13
Yes Kaylin Free's Bio is Cha May 14 #14
He can do something else. He was hogging up too much of the spotlight. n/t valleyrogue May 14 #12
And not in a good way... yorkster May 14 #15
It's not the job of anyone at DNC to "reshape the party" Mountainguy May 14 #17
Bad move ibegurpard May 14 #18
Hogg's political career Lullybuy May 14 #22
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #36
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 17 #49
Despite Hogg's attempts, as well as the media, to center this revote on himself Docreed2003 May 14 #24
The timing of this seems suspicious 🤨 SocialDemocrat61 May 14 #26
Will Hogg go quietly into the night? cachukis May 14 #28
I agree with Hogg's goal, I think his strategy is divisive, and I think his victimization is disappointing. CincyDem May 14 #29
You left out Malcolm Kenyatta JustAnotherGen May 14 #31
This is why democrats lose. nt Autumn May 14 #32
Nice headline. Makes it sound like Hogg did something bad when it was procedural travelingthrulife May 14 #33
The rules of the Democratic Party need to be complied with LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #35
While I'm not a Hogg fan, I feel he will be revengeful if he's ousted Polybius May 14 #37
It will be an election that involves all the prospective candidates, because the process was screwed up, JohnSJ May 14 #38
Like we want to be like Repugs and let one man radical noodle May 15 #42
I'm not saying to bend the rules for him Polybius May 16 #43
Well, he may radical noodle May 16 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed May 14 #39
Well Hi JJ!!! Interesting....I have the same initials? Are GP6971 May 14 #40
This is why democrats keep losing pinkstarburst May 17 #50
Where did they pull that out of? Emile May 17 #52
Dumb move on the DNC's part. The timing is very suspicious and will definiterly be viewed that way by young voters who KPN May 17 #53
Look, I am a very old Dem (almost 81) Jilly_in_VA May 17 #54
Do you have a source re: Hogg "both sides" arguments? KPN May 17 #55
So what happened exactly Samael13 May 17 #56
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