Slotkin calls for 'new leadership' in the Democratic Party

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47. Just a quick reality check on this: David Hogg wasn't actually kicked out of the DNC.

Just a quick reality check on this: David Hogg wasn't actually kicked out of the DNC. He was elected as a Vice Chair in February 2025, but he chose to step down voluntarily a few months later in June.

The issue wasn't his activism, but a major conflict of interest with his PAC, Leaders We Deserve. His group planned to spend $20 million to primary older, establishment Democrats in safe seats to usher in a new generation of leadership.

DNC Chair Ken Martin and other party leaders pointed out that DNC officers are required to remain neutral arbiters in primaries and cannot actively work to unseat incumbent Democrats.

When the DNC called for a redo of the vice-chair elections due to procedural rules, Hogg decided not to run again so he could fully focus on running his PAC and backing those primary challenges without violating DNC neutrality.