Hogg at the Trough

DNC's Newest Vice Chair already fundraising off his election - for his PAC

The DNC’s newly minted Vice Chair is already out there fundraising. A reader shared the below text message, using Hogg’s recent election to raise money.

The only catch? Donations do not go to the DNC. Or any formal Democratic entity.

Contributions go to Hogg’s own PAC.

The URL provided goes to Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve PAC:

Not surprising, as Hogg’s PAC spent more than $4.7 million last cycle on fundraising firms that buy emails and phone numbers to send spam emails and texts.

But disappointing nonetheless. Here’s a reminder why Hogg is such a problem:

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After 10pm on Saturday night, the Democratic National Committee elected failed pillow pitch man David Hogg as Vice Chair.

Over the past year, Hogg has been known for two things: celebrating Democratic losses and spamming Democratic donors.

The Tweet

In the days following the 2024 election, Hogg tweeted - and has not deleted - a post saying “good riddance” to moderate Alaska Representative Mary Peltola, who performed more above partisan expectations¹ than any other Democratic candidate in a competitive congressional election.

As you may have heard, control of the House of Representatives is incredibly narrow. Celebrating the loss of impure Democrats in red districts is exactly the type of litmus test extremism that failed the last Resistance, and the last thing we need at the top of the DNC.

The PAC

Like many high-profile progressive activists, David Hogg started his own PAC. Over the last two years, Hogg’s “Leaders We Deserve” PAC spent more than $4,771,884 on two progressive fundraising firms² for the most annoying possible expenditures: list acquisition, digital ads, and texts.

Of nearly $12 million raised, none went to independent expenditures supporting federal Democrats in competitive races.³ His only spending was $194,000 for the primary challenger to Rebecca Cooke in WI-03 - like Peltola, a Blue Dog who won far more voters than analysts predicted.

But, again, Hogg celebrated the loss of Peltola:

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