“Democratic National Convention Chair Ken Martin on Saturday doubled down on his ultimatum for rogue Vice Chair David Hogg: Take a neutrality pledge or step down,” Politico reports.
Said Martin: “Party officers have one job: to be fair stewards of a process that invites every Democrat to the tab…
“Democratic National Convention Chair Ken Martin on Saturday doubled down on his ultimatum for rogue Vice Chair David Hogg: Take a neutrality pledge or step down,” Politico reports.
Said Martin: “Party officers have one job: to be fair stewards of a process that invites every Democrat to the table — regardless of personal views or allegiances.”
On one hand, I think those kinds of primary challenges are needed and beneficial to the party in the long run. Replacing stagnant and unimpressive incumbents in safe seats with more dynamic and impressive candidates would make our party stronger overall, even for people outside of safe seats.
On the other hand, that's damn reasonable. We don't want party infrastructure favoring certain candidates.
On the other other hand, we should all expect that party infrastructure will be favoring long-term safe seat incumbents in passive ways through connections, fundraising, endorsements, and other ways.
On the other other other hand (halfway to an octopus now), those are still distinctly different than direct and more active involvement...
I could keep going but I think my take comes down to this being a reasonable request but I'd hope he, or someone else, still takes up that role to push safe seat dems to be better.
I’ve gradually come around to the same conclusion: this is a laudable project – and I hope it continues. However, David Hogg cannot be in charge or associated with it while serving as DNC Vice Chair. Any way you cut it, that is a conflict of interest.
DNC Chair Doubles Down on Ultimatum for Hogg
“Democratic National Convention Chair Ken Martin on Saturday doubled down on his ultimatum for rogue Vice Chair David Hogg: Take a neutrality pledge or step down,” Politico reports.
Said Martin: “Party officers have one job: to be fair stewards of a process that invites every Democrat to the table — regardless of personal views or allegiances.”
https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/10/dnc-chair-doubles-down-on-ultimatum-for-hogg/
On one hand, I think those kinds of primary challenges are needed and beneficial to the party in the long run. Replacing stagnant and unimpressive incumbents in safe seats with more dynamic and impressive candidates would make our party stronger overall, even for people outside of safe seats.
On the other hand, that's damn reasonable. We don't want party infrastructure favoring certain candidates.
On the other other hand, we should all expect that party infrastructure will be favoring long-term safe seat incumbents in passive ways through connections, fundraising, endorsements, and other ways.
On the other other other hand (halfway to an octopus now), those are still distinctly different than direct and more active involvement...
I could keep going but I think my take comes down to this being a reasonable request but I'd hope he, or someone else, still takes up that role to push safe seat dems to be better.
I’ve gradually come around to the same conclusion: this is a laudable project – and I hope it continues. However, David Hogg cannot be in charge or associated with it while serving as DNC Vice Chair. Any way you cut it, that is a conflict of interest.