{"id":2425815,"date":"2025-04-21T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-fractured-leadership-digs-in-as-david-hogg-threats-loom\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:37:22","slug":"dems-fractured-leadership-digs-in-as-david-hogg-threats-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-fractured-leadership-digs-in-as-david-hogg-threats-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Fractured: Leadership Digs in as David Hogg Threats Loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-fractured-leadership-digs-in-as-david-hogg-threats-loom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425815&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses internal conflicts within the Democratic Party, focusing on a clash between House Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries and DNC Vice Chair David Hogg. Hogg has proposed a plan to allocate $20 million for primary challengers in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">safe democratic districts ahead<\/a> of the 2026 midterm elections, aiming to rejuvenate a party struggling with low approval ratings\u2014down to 25% according to recent Gallup polls. Jeffries, in response, emphasized his commitment to defeating Republican incumbents rather than engaging in infighting, signaling his lack of support for Hogg\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Hogg, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-trolled-after-teasing-run-for-dnc-vice-chairman-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"David ... trolled after teasing run for ...man - Washington Examiner\">prominent gun control activist<\/a>, argues that the Democrats need fresh faces and cannot solely be defined by their opposition to Donald Trump. His remarks have drawn criticism from various Democrats, some of whom feel his approach threatens party unity. Veteran strategist James Carville and other party members have characterized Hogg&#8217;s strategy as counterproductive.The tension within the party raises concerns about its effectiveness in the upcoming elections, suggesting that ongoing divisions could lead to important losses at the ballot box in 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; loathing of President Donald Trump has unhinged their minds and sunk them into unprecedented depths of unpopularity.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, what better way to regain their senses and return to power than by making war on each other?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/20\/hakeem-jeffries-david-hogg-00300548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-accidentally-calls-dems-fart-hard-freedom-memes-hilarious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> of New York pushed back against Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg&rsquo;s controversial plan to commit $20 million dollars to funding primary challengers in safe Democratic districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, paving the way for a showdown between that moribund party&rsquo;s older and younger guards.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the thing,&rdquo; Jeffries said in an appearance Sunday on ABC&rsquo;s &ldquo;This Week&rdquo; with Jonathan Karl. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m gonna really focus on trying to defeat Republican incumbents, so we can take back control of the House of Representatives and begin the process of ending this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">national nightmare<\/a> that&rsquo;s being visited upon us by far-right extremism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That, of course, hardly sounded like an endorsement of Hogg&rsquo;s plan.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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defended his plan during a panel discussion on Karl&rsquo;s show.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot just be the party that is against Donald Trump,&rdquo; Hogg said, per Politico. &ldquo;We have to be a party that doesn&rsquo;t have a 27 percent approval rating from our own base. That is not a survivable future. And the way that we change that is making sure that we have some different characters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Give credit to Hogg, at least for telling the truth about where things stand at the moment. The latest Gallup poll did indeed show that congressional Democrats&rsquo; approval rating has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-leaders-hit-worst-poll-gallup-history-fanatics-like-aoc-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plunged<\/a> to 25 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Hogg remains a Democrat, which limits his redeemable qualities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not me playing nice. It is demonstrating my commitment to winning back the house and making Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker, which is an absolute imperative,&rdquo; Hogg wrote Friday on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old activist nonetheless added that the party could not afford to support candidates &ldquo;asleep at the wheel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is not me playing nice. It is demonstrating my commitment to winning back the house and making Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker, which is an absolute imperative.<\/p>\n<p>But we need a better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hispanic-voters-in-florida-who-fled-dictatorships-think-the-election-was-stolen-from-trump\/\" title=\"REPORT: Hispanic Voters In Florida Who Fled Dictatorships Think The Election Was Stolen From Trump\">democratic party<\/a> and need to get rid of the democrats in safe seats who do not understand what&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ir47dptPYt\">https:\/\/t.co\/ir47dptPYt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Hogg &#128999; (@davidhogg111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhogg111\/status\/1913260137336230293?\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As one might expect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-major-buyers-remorse-david-hogg-starts-texting-outrageous-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hogg&rsquo;s<\/a> plan has rankled both elected Democrats and party veterans.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/04\/18\/house-democrats-david-hogg-primary-dnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, multiple congressional Democrats, most speaking on condition of anonymity, blasted Hogg&rsquo;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>One such Democrat called it &ldquo;very counterproductive and counterintuitive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another complained that it &ldquo;seems inappropriate for a DNC vice chair to threaten sitting Dems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A third, more colorfully, chastised fellow Democrats for &ldquo;focusing inward in a circular firing squad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think this is a mistake,&rdquo; a fourth anonymous House Democrat said. &ldquo;Now, are people pissed? &hellip; I don&rsquo;t know a single person who is happy about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, veteran Democratic strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-carville-just-kill-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Carville<\/a> recently sounded off in criticism of the 25-year-old upstart.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, one senses that the Democratic machine will eventually steamroll Hogg.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, in a party composed largely of angry women and weak men, Hogg will simply absorb the steamrolling, much like socialist independent Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bernie-sanders-turns-farcical-meme-howling-rfk-jr-onesies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> of Vermont, a lifelong beta male and phony revolutionary who continued to suck up to power long after the party establishment did everything possible to throttle his candidacy in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, Hogg does seem to have a grasp on the reality of Democrats&rsquo; historically low approval ratings. Perhaps, he will surprise everyone by sticking to his convictions.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, if this Democratic civil war lingers into 2026, the party almost certainly will flounder at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>And when Democrats lose, America wins.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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To regain their footing and power, they are now turning against one another. As reported by Politico, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York opposed Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg&#8217;s controversial proposal to allocate $20 million for primary challengers in secure Democratic districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, setting the stage for a clash between the party&#8217;s older and younger factions. Jeffries stated on ABC\u2019s &#8220;This Week&#8221; that his focus is on defeating Republican incumbents to reclaim control of the House and address what he sees as a national crisis caused by far-right extremism, which did not align with Hogg\u2019s plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2425816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeffries-v-Hogg.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46257,53834,50402,34297,4855],"class_list":["post-2425815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-david-hogg","tag-dems-fractured","tag-leadership-2","tag-political-tension","tag-threats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeffries-v-Hogg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425815"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425815\/revisions\/2425828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}