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34. "Playing well with others", like everything else, may be a benefit or a deficit. You're not wrong, but it's still

Wed May 14, 2025, 11:38 AM

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essential for leadership. Being whiny because an election you entered was run incorrectly and has to be redone isn’t courageous or helpful — it’s dismissive of the inclusion goals of the organization. I can imagine Hogg and Kenyatta are very annoyed this was badly done, to put it mildly. But their response to this “crisis” is telling, suggestive of their greater character. I don’t see Kenyatta complaining, though he may be. And it’s important to note that the challenge was lodged well before there was any discussion about Hogg’s behavior as a vice-chair (I can’t remember his exact title).

P.S. Being a disruptor can be important and useful, but it is not in itself an absolute good.

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Parkland survivor David Hogg to be ousted from DNC following investigation into his election [View all] JohnSJ May 13 OP

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