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Martin's proposal escalates a public feud between the new DNC
boss and Hogg, who rose to prominence as a gun-control advocate
after surviving the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Both were elected by DNC members earlier this year.
Martin said he's drafting proposed bylaw changes to require
officers to remain neutral in all Democratic primaries.
Martin said party neutrality is crucial to maintaining the
confidence of voters, pointing to the bitter feud that emerged
after supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign believed
he was stymied by party insiders putting their thumb on the
scale in favor of Hillary Clinton, who won the nomination but
went on to lose the general election to Donald Trump.
“You can’t be both the player and the referee,” Martin wrote in
an opinion piece published by Time.
Hogg has said he'll raise millions of dollars through a
political action committee unaffiliated with the DNC to support
primary challengers running against longtime incumbents in
solidly Democratic congressional districts. He says the party
needs a shakeup to bring in leaders who will more aggressively
confront Trump and connect with younger voters.
Hogg said in a statement posted on social media that he is not
breaking any current DNC rules, and his actions don't interfere
with the party's responsibilities, including setting a
presidential nominating calendar, supporting state Democratic
parties, building data infrastructure and creating the campaign
infrastructure for a future Democratic presidential nominee.
Voters don't view Democrats as a “real alternative to the
Republican Party,” he said.
“That will not change if we keep the status quo,” Hogg said. “We
have no other option but to do the hard work of holding
ourselves and our own party accountable.”
Also on Thursday, Martin said the DNC would increase its
financial support for state Democratic parties by $5,000 to
$17,500 per month, with an additional $5,000 monthly for
Republican-led states.
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