Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg wants to become the new DNC chair, and MAGA is having itself a field day over his shocking announcement.
Hogg further explained his reasoning on X following a now-viral interview on CNN, stating the “Democratic Party needs to open its eyes and take its fingers out of its ears.”
“While it wasn’t a landslide, the American people still rejected us in favor of a convicted felon,” he said of the 2024 election.
“I’m sick and tired of hearing party leaders say ‘they tried’ without taking any accountability. We need a new direction and new people.”
X users were quick to roast Hogg and CNN over the segment. “Every Republican and conservative will be praying this happens,” Ryan Saavedra said following the announcement.
Hogg recently made headlines for his multimillion-dollar bid to elect young Democrats in the 2024 election.
Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride–a man who pretends to be a woman–achieved a milestone, becoming the first openly trans-identifying person elected to Congress at age 34.
His victory emerged as a bright spot for Democrats and was backed by a youth-focused political action committee founded by Hogg, the Arkansas Advocate (AA) reported.
McBride’s win builds on her previous achievement as the nation’s first so-called “transgender” state senator.
“From the youngest-ever Senator to the first Trans member of Congress, Delaware knows what young leaders can accomplish when given a chance, just look at Joe Biden,” Hogg posted on X, referencing Biden’s election to Congress in 1972 at age 29.
AA noted that McBride’s campaign received substantial support from Leaders We Deserve, a PAC established by Hogg in 2023 that raised approximately $8.5 million by September.
The organization, born from Hogg’s activism following the 2018 Parkland school shooting that claimed 17 lives, focuses on elevating young Democratic candidates.
The PAC’s overall success rate was mixed, however.
AA highlighted that of the dozen candidates receiving financial and operational support from Leaders We Deserve, only five emerged victorious.
Notable wins included Dante Pittman in North Carolina, whose election helped break the Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, who secured reelection with 62 percent of the vote.
In Georgia, middle school math teacher Bryce Berry successfully ousted an incumbent who had switched parties, while Democrat Christine Cockley prevailed in Ohio.
The organization faced setbacks in several high-profile races, however, including competitive contests in Texas where Republicans John Lujan and Angie Chen Button maintained their seats despite strong challenges from Leaders We Deserve-backed candidates.
Other defeats came in Pennsylvania, where Republican incumbent Joe Emrick retained his position, and in Tennessee, where Republican Mike Sparks successfully defended his seat.
AA noted that a particularly watched race in Tennessee saw Republican Jeff Burkhart defeat Allie Phillips, who had campaigned on her personal experience with the state’s abortion restrictions.
Following the broader Republican victories, Hogg took to social media to call for Democratic Party reform, writing, “Time for some big changes to the Democratic Party.”
