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dutch777

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3. I like neither side of this. Hogg using his position to primary an incumbent is bad. DNC ousting them is bad.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 08:25 AM

May 23

All of it smells of fratricide and adds to DNC's poor image on top of the Biden press. Meanwhile, the party platform will stay as is, outdated and unprioritized to the current needs of Dem candidates for 2026 until the presidential nominating convention in 2028. Luckily many Dem candidates are basically rewriting or cherry picking the platform as they need to speak and appeal to the many voters (25% of registered Dem) who stayed home and sat on their hands in 2024.

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DNC to vote on whether to redo election of David Hogg as vice chair [View all] BumRushDaShow May 23 OP

Hogg is right. This is a form of election theft Renew Deal May 23 #1

If the election did not follow the rules, it should be redone. Full stop. I'd call this "transparency" rather than LauraInLA May 23 #16

I suspect these dialogues will continue until the upstarts are about 10 years older bucolic_frolic May 23 #2

I like neither side of this. Hogg using his position to primary an incumbent is bad. DNC ousting them is bad. dutch777 May 23 #3

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. The Grand Illuminist May 23 #4

I think, more damned if they do. 3Hotdogs May 23 #5

hidebound jaymac May 23 #9

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the party doesn't generally give candidates money in the primary. Candidates LauraInLA May 23 #17

Sounds like the DNC doesn't want David Hogg and that free has sour grapes over the election Fullduplexxx May 23 #6

We are sadly having our Democratic elected officials, literally dropping like flies BumRushDaShow May 23 #7

I do not believe that they want anyone younger than the Clintons or anyone not in their tax bracket LiberalArkie May 23 #8

I think you are right. Autumn May 23 #10

Do you know what Hogg's bracket is? fujiyamasan May 23 #18

Oh, in the millions? for the last 20 years or so? Heavily invested in financial and military stocks? LiberalArkie May 23 #19

lol, we're judging folks on their investments now? fujiyamasan May 23 #21

Well, from my life (77 years) I have found that very wealthy people think about things differently than those LiberalArkie May 23 #22

The Country is Falling Apart... Biglinda 52 May 23 #11

Think sports. Losers draft new talent. usonian May 23 #12

Lessons in politics JoseBalow May 23 #13

Such pettiness Abundance77 May 23 #14

Martin was a guest on set of MSNBC's Deminpenn May 23 #15

Not impressed with either side fujiyamasan May 23 #20