{"id":2426156,"date":"2025-04-22T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-says-democrats-are-failing-to-meet-the-moment-in-challenging-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:23:05","slug":"david-hogg-says-democrats-are-failing-to-meet-the-moment-in-challenging-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-says-democrats-are-failing-to-meet-the-moment-in-challenging-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hogg says Democrats are &#8216;failing to meet the moment&#8217; in challenging Trump"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdavid-hogg-says-democrats-are-failing-to-meet-the-moment-in-challenging-trump%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=2426156&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>David Hogg, Vice Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has expressed concern that the Democratic Party is &#8220;failing to meet the moment&#8221; in confronting the challenges posed by the Trump management and republican lawmakers. He highlighted that the party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">low approval ratings<\/a> could hinder their chances of regaining control of the House of Representatives in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-chief-looks-to-expand-2026-majority-with-compelling-candidates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"NRCC chief looks to expand 2026 majority with &#039;compelling&#039; candidates - Washington Examiner\">upcoming 2026 midterm elections<\/a>. Hogg emphasized the need for not only better messaging but also for more effective candidates. He criticized current Democratic members of Congress for their ineffectiveness and suggested that primary challenges could be necessary to bring in younger, more impactful leaders.hogg&#8217;s organization,Leaders We Deserve,is working on initiatives aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-vice-chairman-david-hogg-rolls-out-20-million-initiative-to-boost-younger-primary-candidates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DNC ... ... rolls out  million initiative to boost ... primary candidates - Washington Examiner\">electing younger politicians<\/a>,suggesting that significant changes must be made within the party to attract donor support.Considering ongoing discussions about the party&#8217;s future leadership and image, Hogg&#8217;s comments resonate as calls for a reevaluation of strategies to connect with voters.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">David Hogg says Democrats are &lsquo;failing to meet the moment&rsquo; in challenging Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2101720\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> Vice Chairman David Hogg suggested that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a> is &ldquo;failing to meet the moment&rdquo; presented to it by the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers serving in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hogg commented that the Democratic Party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3349272\/democratic-party-approval-rating-record-low-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">approval rating is &ldquo;not very good right now&rdquo;<\/a> and that it is unlikely the party would win back the House of Representatives if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> were held immediately. He argued that the party needs to address not just its messaging but the candidates elected to carry it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3387203\/haley-stevens-michigan-senate-race\/\">Haley Stevens launches run for Michigan Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3387125\/byron-donalds-defends-doge-town-hall\/\">Byron Donalds defends the work of DOGE in contentious Florida town hall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3387030\/trump-endorse-two-candidates-arizona-governor-race-biggs-taylor-robson\/\">Trump backs two candidates for Arizona governor after Andy Biggs endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You can have Shakespeare write the script, for all I care. It doesn&rsquo;t matter if you don&rsquo;t have good actors, ultimately, and what we&rsquo;re seeing around the country right now is our base &mdash; we&rsquo;re failing to meet the moment,&rdquo; Hogg said on MSNBC. &ldquo;A lot of our members of Congress are failing to meet the moment, frankly, and we need to make sure that they know that they&rsquo;re going to be held accountable, and we&rsquo;re going to have primary challenges in our safe seats, where we have members of Congress who, when they&rsquo;re not being effective or they&rsquo;re not able to meet this moment, that they know that there is a young person who is willing to challenge them, and there are resources behind them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2900450&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=152ef84919a2b70f1d68835db7bc84b2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hogg continued by pointing to how several prominent Democratic members of Congress, such as Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ), were able to enter Congress by primarying a Democratic incumbent. He suggested the Democratic Party seek to focus on &ldquo;out with the ineffective and in with the effective,&rdquo; as its strategy, adding that it is not a matter of seeking to replace older members of Congress since there are Democratic lawmakers of &ldquo;all ages who are failing to meet this moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hogg&rsquo;s strategy comes as he is still working with his organization, Leaders We Deserve, which aims to intervene in Democratic primaries with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3381777\/dnc-vice-chair-david-hogg-20-million-initiative-younger-primary-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$20 million aimed at electing younger politicians<\/a>. He noted how Democratic supporters have told him that their donations would be halted until &ldquo;major changes&rdquo; are made within the party.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3386374\/democrats-resist-trump-theater-procedure-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OUT OF POWER, DEMOCRATS RESORT TO THEATER AND PROCEDURE TO MOUNT TRUMP RESISTANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid the Democratic Party&rsquo;s search for direction and strong leadership after the 2024 election, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) has claimed that Democrats have &ldquo;a good message,&rdquo; but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3385483\/jim-clyburn-blames-media-democratic-party-unpopularity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the party needs to rely on &ldquo;the media&rdquo;<\/a> to carry it out. Conversely, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3363332\/newsom-toxic-democrat-brand-low-favorability-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the party&rsquo;s low approval rating stems from its &ldquo;toxic&rdquo; branding<\/a>, adding that lawmakers need to &ldquo;find common ground&rdquo; with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Joe Concha suggested that the Democratic Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3384528\/democrats-big-turnoff-talking-down-voters-joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">would struggle to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-seeks-redemption-after-ill-fated-white-house-campaign\/\" title=\"DeSantis aims for redemption post-failed White House bid\">win back voters<\/a> if it keeps &ldquo;speaking down&rdquo; to them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2101720\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2101720\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Hogg claims Democrats are not rising to the challenge against Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2426157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Hogg-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46257,3685,36432,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2426156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-david-hogg","tag-democrats","tag-electoral-strategy","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Hogg-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426156","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426160,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426156\/revisions\/2426160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}