{"id":2477035,"date":"2025-08-21T07:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-endorsement-power-tested-with-2025-democratic-primaries\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:30:18","slug":"david-hogg-endorsement-power-tested-with-2025-democratic-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-endorsement-power-tested-with-2025-democratic-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hogg endorsement power tested with 2025 Democratic primaries"},"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\">18<\/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-endorsement-power-tested-with-2025-democratic-primaries%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=2477035&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 David Hogg&#8217;s influence and challenges in the 2025 Democratic primaries. Hogg, a former Democratic National Committee official, has invested millions through his group Leaders We Deserve to support younger, progressive candidates in local and congressional races, positioning himself against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-democrats-in-prime-position-to-be-face-of-the-party-in-2028\/\" title=\"The Democrats in prime ... to be face of the ... in 2028\">established party leadership<\/a>.While some of his endorsements, such as socialist Zohran mamdani&#8217;s win in New York, have succeeded, others, including candidates in Arizona and virginia, have faced substantial defeats. Hogg is now backing Rep. Greg Casar in a Texas primary against incumbent Rep. Lloyd Doggett, highlighting a generational and ideological divide within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunday-media-wrap-all-eyes-on-mike-johnson-as-house-pushes-through-spending-bill\/\" title=\"Sunday&#039;s Media Recap: Focus on Mike Johnson as House Advances Spending Bill\">internal party tensions<\/a> and losing his DNC leadership position earlier this year,some Democratic lawmakers appreciate Hogg&#8217;s engagement,seeing it as a positive force for grassroots involvement. Others warn that his approach of challenging incumbents risks party unity and that the focus shoudl remain on defeating Republicans in upcoming elections. Hogg&#8217;s endorsement power is being tested as he pushes for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >progressive change amid mixed electoral results<\/a> and differing opinions within the Democratic Party. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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 endorsement power tested with 2025 Democratic primaries<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2208706\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-hogg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Hogg<\/a>, the ex-Democratic National Committee official, is finding mixed success in a series of local and House races that represent an early test of his endorsement power in Democratic primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Hogg, spending millions to back younger, insurgent Democrats through his outside group Leaders We Deserve, has placed himself at odds with party leadership as he intervenes in several off-year races, including two special elections for the House and New York City&rsquo;s mayoral primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3763606\/obama-newsom-responsible-approach-california-redistricting-texas\/\">Obama praises Newsom&#8217;s &#8216;responsible approach&#8217; to California redistricting after Texas efforts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3763190\/cornyn-paxton-senate-poll-texas-senate-primary-battle\/\">Cornyn nearly halves Paxton&#8217;s lead in competitive Senate primary battle: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3761863\/byron-york-california-redistricting-fight\/\">Byron York notes California values &lsquo;on the shelf&rsquo; during redistricting fight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But while his endorsement of socialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> paid off, his preferred choices lost the races for both vacant House seats.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona&rsquo;s 7th Congressional District, Hogg-endorsed candidate Deja Foxx lost the Democratic nomination by over 40 points to Adelita Grijalva, the late Rep. Raul Grijalva&rsquo;s daughter. In Virginia&rsquo;s 11th District, Leaders We Deserve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/06\/10\/hogg-group-endorses-gerry-connolly-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backed state Del. Irene Shin<\/a> in the crowded primary to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly. But Shin lost the nomination to James Walkinshaw, who had previously served as Connolly&rsquo;s chief of staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Hogg is looking ahead to a member-on-member primary in Texas, backing Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), the Congressional Progressive Caucus leader, over Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) on Wednesday as the two prepare to duke it out thanks to redistricting in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;78-year-old Lloyd Doggett is preparing to light $6 million on fire to box out an incredible next-generation progressive leader,&rdquo; Hogg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/inside-congress\/2025\/08\/20\/more-funding-clawbacks-loom-over-congress-00515551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;He should use his campaign cash to help Democrats flip Texas seats and pass the torch to 36-year-old Greg Casar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas race, in particular, reflects the sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3406965\/young-democrats-claw-for-change-old-guard-clings-seniority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generational divide<\/a> that has become a rallying cry for Hogg. Leaders We Deserve&rsquo;s plan to spend $20 million in Democratic primaries didn&rsquo;t sit well with his DNC colleagues, as he promised to challenge older incumbents he deemed out of touch with the party&rsquo;s grassroots. Ultimately, he lost his position in party leadership due to an internal DNC election earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Hogg&rsquo;s endorsement brings some level of interest to a primary and can help his preferred candidates, but he downplayed the effect a single organization can have on the outcome of a race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think because of who he is, every single candidate will get some sort of special attention,&rdquo; Frost said. &ldquo;The fact of the matter is, a lot of organizations endorse candidates and try to win, and you win some and you lose some. So he&rsquo;s gonna win some, he&rsquo;s gonna lose some. I wouldn&rsquo;t say it&rsquo;s a grand indictment of him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In New York, Mamdani&rsquo;s win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was driven by a complicated set of factors, and Leaders We Deserve endorsed the candidate just days before the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many Democratic lawmakers, both centrist and progressive, are not discouraging Hogg&rsquo;s involvement in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anyone who wants to be involved should be involved. And, you know, he influences with a group of people,&rdquo; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), a former CPC chairwoman, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we should discourage anyone from being engaged. I think that&rsquo;s a good thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), chairwoman of the House Democrats&rsquo; communications committee, said that Hogg &ldquo;cares about the future of this country&rdquo; as she expressed openness to his advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If somebody is active and engaged and is a leader, you make the role that you&rsquo;re going to play,&rdquo; Dingell told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, some strategists have warned that Hogg&rsquo;s efforts are counterproductive for the party and that trying to oust incumbents is a needless risk. Instead, many Democrats want to focus on crafting a campaign message that puts Republicans on defense, largely over their recently passed tax law, instead of fielding divisions within their ranks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3758014\/joni-ernst-challenger-jd-scholten-josh-turek-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JONI ERNST CHALLENGER JD SCHOLTEN DROPS OUT AND ENDORSES DEMOCRATIC RIVAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Democrats should devote every waking hour and every dollar they raise to winning a Democratic House majority in the midterms next year,&rdquo; Democratic strategist Brad Bannon said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we win control of the House, beat enough Republican incumbents to win control of the House next November, then maybe it&rsquo;s time to take a look at the composition of the Democratic leaders and the age demographics in the House caucus. But this is not the time. Hogg&rsquo;s efforts should go on the back burner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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> <\/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&#8217;s endorsement influence faces mixed results in 2025 primaries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2477036,"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\/08\/AP25163012926122.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61666,46257,45410,61665,37194],"class_list":["post-2477035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2025-democratic-primaries","tag-david-hogg","tag-democratic-candidates","tag-endorsement-power","tag-political-influence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25163012926122.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477035","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477035"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477039,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477035\/revisions\/2477039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}