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David Hogg’s PAC Accused of Spending Millions on Consultants While Candidates They Back Keep Coming Up Short

Brace yourself for this. It turns out that Democrat anti-gun activist David Hogg might be little more than a grifter.

After being tossed out of the DNC where he served as vice chair for a matter of weeks, Hogg decided to focus on his political PAC. Their goal was to elect younger and more progressive Democrats. That’s not working out too well.

It turns out, the PAC is much better at lining the pockets of consultants. They also reportedly spent a lot of cash on frivolous things like fitness classes.

Hogg’s short-lived pillow company was more fiscally sound than this.

FOX News reports:

David Hogg’s PAC spent millions on consultants, ads and fitness classes, records show: report

Despite pledging to spend $20 million to back younger, more progressive candidates, a PAC led by Democratic activist David Hogg has spent millions of dollars on political consultants, ads and even fitness classes.

The PAC, Leaders We Deserve, spent just $455,000 to back three candidates in tough Democratic primary races over the first eight months of 2025, Axios reported.

That figure stands in contrast to the roughly $2.5 million spent on consultants, $1.1 million on digital ads, $965,000 on building donor lists and nearly $5,000 on the fitness class subscription service ClassPass, according to federal campaign filings.

“We provide a wellness benefit to our employees, like many employers across the country,” Kevin Lata, co-founder and executive director of Leaders We Deserve, told Axios. “Our projections show that every $1 we put into these investments will net $3-$5 by the end of the cycle. This helps to make sure every donation goes farther than it otherwise would.”

Even the liberal media is noticing.

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Charlie Kirk Killed By Extremist—David Hogg Makes It About Himself

After a 22-year-old assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Wednesday apparently motivated by extremist beliefs, one Democratic influencer is trying to make the murder about him.

David Hogg, the vice chair of the Democratic National Convention, advocates for gun control through the group March For Our Lives. 

“If I ever get killed by one of these right wingers politicize the fuck out of my death immediately (I’m talking before my blood runs cold) and use it to pass as many gun laws as possible and raise as much money as you can to primary Dems who refuse to support gun laws.”

Kirk’s shooter apparently lived with a transgender person and embedded symbols of apparent furry subculture references onto ammunition and the 30.06 hunting rifle that he used to kill Kirk on Wednesday from about 200 yards away. 

While many mourn for Charlie, Hogg tried to use this assassination to advocate for gun control, said Kyle Kashuv, who survived the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting but advocates for gun rights. 

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Whoops: David Hogg’s First PAC-Backed Primary Candidate Goes Down in Flames

Tuesday gave us a preview of ex-Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg’s plan to meddle in the party’s primaries to get more young, far-left activists involved.

TL;DR: If early returns are any indication, this wasn’t worth ruining his DNC gig over.

With 77 percent of the vote counted as of Wednesday morning, Adelita Grijalva — the daughter of the Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, whose death sparked the special election — had 62 percent of the vote, according to Associated Press figures.

Deja Foxx, the Gen Z influencer that Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve PAC was backing, was a beyond-distant second with 21 percent of the vote.

Given that Arizona’s 7th Congressional District is as deep blue as they come, the September general election is merely a formality.

“This is a victory not for me, but for our community and the progressive movement my dad started in Southern Arizona more than 50 years ago,” Grijalva said in a statement after the victory.

However, the real takeaway could best be summed up by The Washington Post, which called it “the Mamdani sequel that wasn’t.”

“Foxx, who had appeared to gain a bit of momentum in recent weeks, left some Democrats wondering if she could pull off a surprise win like Mamdani,” the Post noted.

“But the antiestablishment message that Mamdani deployed in New York was harder for Grijalva’s opponents to replicate given her support from many of the same liberal groups and leaders who backed Mamdani, and the fact that she had not held prior federal office.”

Indeed, Foxx’s main qualification came from being a hashtag activist on Instagram, particularly when it came to the right to abort babies; she’d gone viral in her teens for confronting then-Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and has never given up the spotlight on left-bubble social media.

This was enough to convince Hogg — whose plan to spend $20 million to primary older establishment Democrats in blue seats is suspected by many to be the reason why the DNC chose to oust him on procedural grounds — to back the 25-year-old Foxx in what seemed to be a pilot run.

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New DNC Chairman Bursts Into Tears: You ‘Destroyed Any Chance I Have!’

The Democratic Party is spending $20 million to learn how to reach young men. Here’s Ilyse Hogue, the co-founder of “Speaking with American Men,” explaining the problem:

“Democrats are seen as weak, whereas Republicans are seen as strong,” Hogue said. “Young men also spoke of being invisible to the Democratic coalition, and so you’ve got this weak problem and then you’ve got this, ‘I don’t think they care about me’ problem, and I think the combination is kind of a killer.”

Ah, I see. Democrats want to rebrand themselves as being strong and powerful. Makes sense, especially after Kamala Harris only captured 42% of the male vote.

Pro Tip: Bursting into tears isn’t the best way to reclaim your Man Card.

Politico reported today that newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin began weeping (multiple times!) during a Zoom meeting of DNC officers. The article — “‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting” — paints a vivid picture of the estrogen-fueled pillow fight between the DNC’s top leadership:

“I’ll be very honest with you, for the first time in my 100 days on this job … the other night I said to myself for the first time, I don’t know if I wanna do this anymore,” he said in a May 15 Zoom meeting of DNC officers, according to a recording obtained by POLITICO.

In the recording, an emotional Martin describes being deeply frustrated by the fallout over [David] Hogg, who has ignited a firestorm in the party by vowing to spend $20 million in safe-blue primaries to oust incumbent Democrats he believes are ineffective. Martin paused twice while appearing to choke up. [emphasis added]

Yeah, when your new DNC chairman is already crying and threatening to quit, it doesn’t exactly capture the ethos of rugged, manly confidence. Whereas Donald Trump was undeterred by assassins’ bullets, lawfare, and bogus allegations, Ken Martin, it seems, is reaching for his Midol because of David Hogg:

“No one knows who the hell I am, right? I’m trying to get my sea legs underneath of me and actually develop any amount of credibility so I can go out there and raise the money and do the job I need to to [sic] put ourselves in a position to win,” Martin said, addressing Hogg. “And again, I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So it’s really frustrating.”

It was an extraordinary admission from the chair of the Democratic Party, just a few months after being elected to lead the party through its post-2024 crisis.

There’s no crying in baseball, of course.

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David Hogg Spills the Beans on Who Really Pulled the Strings During Joe Biden’s Illegitimate Presidency

Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff, Anthony Bernal, “wielded an enormous amount of power” in the White House, a new undercover video reveals as Joe Biden’s “autopen” presidency comes under scrutiny.

The revelation came from none other than DNC vice chair David Hogg, who made the admission to an undercover Project Veritas reporter amid a discussion about DNC “corruption” as the organization attempts to oust him from its ranks.

“I think the fact of the matter is the DNC is always going to be a campaign arm of the president, ultimately,” Hogg told the undercover Veritas journalist, adding, “The bigger issue was like the inner circle that was around Biden. That’s it.”

“Like Jill Biden’s chief of staff had an enormous amount of power,” Hogg added.

Former Biden digital strategist Deterrian Jones picked up where Hogg left off, saying Bernal’s powerful role was “an open secret,” describing him as a “shadowy, Wizard of Oz-type figure.”

“I would avoid him, he was scary,” Jones said.

“I’ve never seen him,” the Veritas reporter told Hogg and Jones, who replied, “Exactly.”

“I knew how he looked, but the general public wouldn’t know how this man looked, but he wielded an enormous amount of power,” Jones said. “And I can’t stress to you how much power he had at the White House.”

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David Hogg, Victim of Wokeness

David Hogg is a 25-year-old political activist and, for now, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. A survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Hogg first drew national attention for speaking out vigorously in favor of gun control. He has since become an all-purpose progressive campaigner.

He is controversial, even among Democratic circles, because he has clashed with the party’s establishment. He previously pledged to spend $20 million to primary members of his own party, though he insisted that he would only target Democrats who reside in safe districts. His thinking is that elected Democrats are too old and that the current iteration of the party fails to appeal to younger voters, particularly young males. Hogg is definitely onto something there: Donald Trump made huge inroads with Gen Z voters, in part because Democratic messaging to young men failed to resonate with them.

Hogg made a version of this argument on Bill Maher’s show last weekend, and the comedian was impressed enough to give Hogg a standing ovation and shake his hand. Hogg also won over centrist Democratic strategist James Carville, who had previously called him a “twerp.”

But Hogg has not won over everybody. On the contrary, the DNC is trying to oust him as vice chair. And the reason for that is, frankly, hilarious.

Kalyn Free, a 61-year-old woman with Native American ancestry and a rival candidate, filed a complaint that Hogg’s election as vice chair had violated certain DNC bylaws designed to promote gender-based equity. Essentially, she argued that the process was unfair because it was not sufficiently rigged in favor of her as a woman. For now, the DNC is buying it and has taken steps to void Hogg’s election. The party may schedule a redo, which would require Hogg to rerun for the vice chair position.

What’s funny about all this is that it illustrates the DNC’s precise problem with appealing to young male voters. Essentially, the DNC is clinging to its principles of identity politics, affirmative action, and gender-based preferencing—concepts that are toxic to most voters, including many Democratic voters—to undo the election of a younger,  more rebellious political actor in favor of an older woman.

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Democrat House Leader Hakeem Jeffries Openly Disses Strategy of DNC Vice Chair David Hogg

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC News over the weekend and openly defied the recently announced strategy of DNC vice chair David Hogg, who is planning to primary members of his own party.

This is the second time in a week that Hogg has been called out by a high level Democrat. Dem strategist James Carville called David Hogg ‘a contemptible little twerp’ during a recent appearance on NewsNation.

The DNC made a huge mistake in appointing Hogg as vice chair. He is an activist. He has zero experience in getting people elected to office.

The New York Post reports:

Dem Jeffries brushes aside DNC big David Hogg’s primary plan, vows to stand by incumbents

Dem House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday rejected a Democratic National Committee big’s controversial plan to fund primary challenges against passive party members in safe districts.

Jeffries of New York instead touted his intent to back all House Democratic incumbents across the country in the 2026 cycle and push the party to focus on knocking off Republicans.

“I look forward to standing behind every single Democratic incumbent, from the most progressive to the most centrist and all points in between,” Jeffries told ABC News’ “This Week” when asked about the opposing stance by Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg.

“They’re working hard in their communities, rising to the occasion,” Jeffries said of Dem incumbents.

Last week, Hogg, who has been serving as one of three DNC vice chairs since February, announced that his organization, “Leaders We Deserve,” will pump out $20 million to challenge low-key House Dem incumbents in favor of more combative contenders.

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WASHINGTON WHISPERS: There is Growing Frustration and ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ Among Democrats Over New DNC Vice Chair David Hogg

The choice of gun control activist David Hogg as vice chair of the DNC last month was met with controversy, given his age, inexperience, and far left positions on various issues.

Just weeks after Hogg’s appointment to the position, he was accused of using DNC resources to promote his personal PAC which pays him a six-figure salary.

Now there are more rumblings behind the scenes about what Hogg is advocating for the Democrat party, which is already mired in an ongoing identity crisis and public meltdown.

This information is coming from a source on Twitter/X known as ‘Bad Hombre’ so it should be taken with a grain of salt, but this account has been right about other things in the past and what is being offered here tracks with other verified reports about Hogg and the DNC:

Frustration and buyer’s remorse are reportedly increasing within the DNC regarding Vice Chair David Hogg.

The dissatisfaction stems from concerns that Hogg is prioritizing the use of party resources to promote his personal image and his organization, “Leaders We Deserve,” rather than supporting the party’s long-term rebranding objectives. Additionally, his ideas are seen as extravagant, wasteful, and radical.

During one meeting, Hogg proposed that the party invest $600 million in creating a social media platform exclusively for registered Democrats to compete with X and Truth Social. He also suggested that he would serve as the platform’s CEO. This rubbed his co-Vice Chairs the wrong way, who view it as another “Hogg money grab.”

More recently, Hogg has clashed with centrist and moderate party insiders over his endorsement of more militant and disruptive tactics, similar to those used by Democrats during President Trump’s address to Congress. Hogg has also advocated for establishing a bail fund to support elected Democratic representatives at the local and state levels who choose to take a more radical approach.

The post goes on to say that Hogg is also facing criticism for pushing Tim Walz as the person Democrats should run for president in 2028.

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Democrats Learn the Hard Way That David Hogg Is a Shameless Grifter

It’s been less than two weeks since conservatives cheered when the Democratic National Committee was dumb enough to elect David Hogg as the token white male vice chair. Well, we got the first laugh, and it looks like we’re going to get the last laugh because Hogg is already causing headaches for the Democratic National Committee, with insiders accusing him of exploiting his new role for personal gain.

Just two weeks into his tenure as a DNC vice chair, Hogg has been using the party’s contact lists to send out donation requests for his own political action committee, Leaders We Deserve PAC, which pays him over $100,000 a year, according to Federal Election Commission records.

“David Hogg — talk about living up to your name. A trough of DNC dollars all for him and he doesn’t seem to give an oink,” a top Democrat told The New York Post.

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THEY’VE LEARNED NOTHING: David Hogg Picks Up More Endorsements in Race for Vice Chair of DNC

Gun-grabbing activist David Hogg is picking up more high-level Democrat endorsements in his bid to be elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz endorsed him earlier this month.

Now he has been endorsed by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and teacher union head Randi Weingarten.

Men have been fleeing the Democrat party for months, as well as various minorities. It’s not clear how the Democrats think having David Hogg in a leadership position will help them to win back any of these voters.

Even so, Swalwell is clearly on board the Hogg train.

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