{"id":2455130,"date":"2025-07-03T08:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogg-still-bucking-democratic-party-endorses-gen-z-influencer-in-race-to-fill-open-house-seat\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:59:18","slug":"hogg-still-bucking-democratic-party-endorses-gen-z-influencer-in-race-to-fill-open-house-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogg-still-bucking-democratic-party-endorses-gen-z-influencer-in-race-to-fill-open-house-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogg, Still Bucking Democratic Party, Endorses &#8216;Gen Z Influencer&#8217; in Race to Fill Open House Seat"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhogg-still-bucking-democratic-party-endorses-gen-z-influencer-in-race-to-fill-open-house-seat%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=2455130&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 the political ambitions of David Hogg, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-bad-faith-debate-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Bad Faith Debate Over \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019\">leftist activist<\/a> and former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), now supporting Deja Foxx, a &#8220;Gen Z influencer&#8221; running to replace the late Congressman Ra\u00fal Grijalva. Hogg&#8217;s PAC, Leaders We Deserve, endorses Foxx, who gained attention for her activism starting in her teens and has a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >background involving homelessness<\/a> and working her way through collage.<\/p>\n<p>While Foxx&#8217;s campaign is positioned as embodying a new generation of politics, some critics are skeptical of her qualifications, viewing her as an untested social media personality. The article suggests that despite her enthusiasm,Foxx faces a difficult primary against more established candidates,including grijalva&#8217;s daughter,Adelita Grijalva,who has notable political experience and endorsements from prominent figures like Senators Bernie Sanders and Alex Ocasio-Cortez. <\/p>\n<p>The piece ultimately questions the viability of Foxx&#8217;s candidacy, considering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-says-hell-decide-on-presidential-run-by-years-end\/\" title=\"Manchin to Decide on Presidential Run by Year&#039;s End\">existing political landscape<\/a> and the potential for conflict within the Democratic Party, especially if a perceived outsider could win over more politically seasoned candidates.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Now freed from the constraints of his job on the Democratic National Committee, febrile left-wing activist David Hogg can primary party favorites to his heart&rsquo;s desire. If his preferred candidate in one of the most competitive special election seats the Dems will see in quite a while is any indication, he should have just stuck with vice chairing the DNC and not frittered away his money on primary battles.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5381346-deja-foxx-david-hogg-grijalva-arizona-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, Hogg&rsquo;s PAC, Leaders We Deserve, announced on Wednesday that it was supporting a &ldquo;Gen Z influencer&rdquo; in the race to replace Rep. Ra&uacute;l Grijalva, a Democrat who died in office in March.<\/p>\n<p>Deja Foxx is an Instagram star who rose to prominence in her teens by confronting then-Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake about abortion and defunding Planned Parenthood, <a href=\"https:\/\/dosomething.org\/article\/deja-foxx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking him<\/a>: &ldquo;Why would you deny me the American dream?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, apparently, the &ldquo;American dream&rdquo; is aborting the unborn in modern-day charnel mills. I was under the impression &mdash; despite the fact I&rsquo;d heard, somewhere, that she had endorsed Kamala Harris in both 2020 and 2024 &mdash; that this was when she peaked. When I heard she was actually looking to get elected to office, I thought her run for Grijalva&rsquo;s seat was a vanity campaign meant to keep the clicky-clickies coming in.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m still unconvinced that it isn&rsquo;t, but don&rsquo;t tell that to the deep-pocketed Hogg, who thinks that she can win this sucker when voters go to the polls on July 15 in the primary and Sept. 23 in the general election.<\/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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Deja Foxx has been holding Republicans&rsquo; and career politicians&rsquo; feet to the fire since she was 15 years old. She&rsquo;s an organizer who has carved her own path after experiencing homelessness and working at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-urges-protesters-to-harass-congressmen-at-church\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Urges Protesters To Harass Congressmen At Church\">gas station &#038;mdash<\/a>; and she is ready to fight for [Tucson], her hometown,&rdquo; Hogg said, per the Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Deja knows people like her haven&rsquo;t been seen in politics, and she has translated her story to represent a new vision of generational change that speaks truth to Trump&rsquo;s cruel policies,&rdquo; he added, assumedly referencing the fact that Foxx is a Filipina-American.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx, meanwhile, said she was &ldquo;excited&rdquo; to work with Hogg.<\/p>\n[firerfly_poll]\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud to be in this fight with Leaders We Deserve, an organization that understands the power of young people to transform politics and fight for communities that have been left out,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s her campaign announcement, in which she declares, &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t pick politics; politics picked me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This isn&rsquo;t just politics&mdash;it&rsquo;s personal. From long nights at the gas station to becoming the first in my family to graduate college&mdash;I know what&rsquo;s at stake because I&rsquo;ve lived it. This moment calls for more than a politician. You deserve a fighter.<br \/> I&rsquo;m running for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZ07?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AZ07<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxxForAZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxxForAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVBxRtSIgd\">pic.twitter.com\/xVBxRtSIgd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Deja Foxx (@Deja_Foxx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deja_Foxx\/status\/1907452746346668275?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So sayeth a young woman who&rsquo;s barely of electable age (she turned 25 in April, the minimum age for a representative) and who has been banging on about progressivism since J.D. Vance was a recently published memoirist who&rsquo;d previously worked in venture capital and David Hogg was an unknown high school student in Florida. Sure, Jan.<\/p>\n<p>If this were a question of a mostly cleared field with no favorite and moderates populating the primary ranks, this wouldn&rsquo;t be such an issue. Grijalva&rsquo;s only sorta-close election came in the Tea Party rout of 2010, when he won by only six points; all of his other races saw double-digit wins, with a 29-point victory in 2022 and a 26-point victory in 2024. Unless they select someone uniquely idiotic, Arizona&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District is a safe Democratic hold.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the fact I&rsquo;d argue Foxx is probably uniquely idiotic &mdash; and at the very least, unqualified (when the only experience people are using to buttress a candidate&rsquo;s weak &ldquo;Gen Z influencer&rdquo; r&eacute;sum&eacute; is the vague term &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/battleground-state-democrat-party-organizer-caught-hidden-camera-trashing-hispanics-every-voter-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organizer<\/a>,&rdquo; that candidate is in trouble) &mdash; the thing is that there is a favorite: Grijalva&rsquo;s daughter, who has actual experience in government.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, former Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva is considered the prohibitive favorite in the race, having gotten the endorsement of Arizona Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, as well as progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. But why not barge into the race like the Kool-Aid Man and spend your money on an unproven social media firebrand to oust an otherwise popular daughter of a late congressman, Mr. Hogg? After all, your party might not hate you enough already.<\/p>\n<p>But wait, there&rsquo;s more: Grijalva is running &ldquo;in addition to businessman Patrick Harris Sr.; former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez, who helped save former Rep. Gabby Giffords&rsquo;s (D-Ariz.) life after the 2011 Tucson-area shooting; and doctoral student Jos&eacute; Malvido Jr.,&rdquo; The Hill noted.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez is the favorite of the moderate wing of the party, having &ldquo;received endorsements from a mix of former and current Arizona legislators, the Teamsters and several U.S. House members, among others,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>And the Instagram flibbertigibbet has &hellip; Hogg.<\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of candidate the former DNC vice-chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-forced-give-david-hogg-ultimatum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wanted to spend $20 million to support in the primaries<\/a>. I suppose in a post-Zohran Mamdani primary victory world, anything&rsquo;s possible &mdash; but this is the kind of thing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leaked-audio-david-hogg-nearly-makes-dnc-chair-cry-almost-broke-twice-dramatic-video-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">makes you feel for DNC chair Ken Martin<\/a>. I feel icky typing those words, but truth is truth.<\/p>\n<p>But that&rsquo;s who this guy is. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-post-debate-meltdown-detailed-new-book-doesnt-treat-like-d-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all these defeats on the national stage<\/a>, David Hogg and the progressive flank of his party are still totally unserious. If Foxx wins &mdash; which isn&rsquo;t an impossibility in an unpredictable special election &mdash; these fools will get exactly the kind of representation they deserve &mdash; and the DNC will have to have a come-to-Jesus moment, again, about where it is in 2025, having taken away nothing from America&rsquo;s rejection of its leftward drift.<\/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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However, if his choice for a highly competitive special election seat is any indication, he might have been better off remaining as vice chair of the DNC instead of spending money on primary contests. According to The Hill, Hogg&#8217;s PAC, Leaders We Deserve, announced its support for &#8220;Gen Z influencer&#8221; Deja Foxx in the race to succeed Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva, a Democrat who passed away in March. Foxx gained fame on Instagram by confronting then-Arizona GOP Senator Jeff Flake about abortion and funding for Planned Parenthood with the question: &#8220;Why would you deny me the American dream?&#8221; It seems that for her, the &#8220;American dream&#8221; involves access to abortion services. Despite having endorsed Kamala Harris in both 2020 and 2024-leading me to believe she had peaked-I was surprised to learn she was running for office; I initially thought her campaign was merely a way to maintain her online presence. I&#8217;m still skeptical about its seriousness; however, Hogg believes she has a chance when voters head to the polls on July 15 for the primary and September 23 for the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Hogg praised Foxx&#8217;s activism since age 15 and highlighted her personal struggles with homelessness and working at a gas station as qualifications that make her ready to fight for Tucson. He emphasized that she represents a new vision of generational change against Trump&#8217;s policies while noting her identity as a Filipina-American. In response, Foxx expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with Hogg and stated that she&#8217;s proud to be part of an organization like Leaders We Deserve which recognizes young people&#8217;s potential in politics.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx&#8217;s campaign announcement emphasized her personal journey from working long hours at a gas station to becoming the first in her family to graduate college-underscoring what&#8217;s at stake based on lived experiences rather than traditional political credentials.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite being only recently eligible (she turned 25 this April), some may question whether she is truly qualified given that Grijalva&#8217;s daughter has significant political experience and strong backing from prominent Democrats including Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly along with progressive figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Grijalva&#8217;s daughter are other candidates such as businessman Patrick Harris Sr., former state Rep. 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