It’s never a good idea to poke the bear — especially when the bear runs the Democratic National Committee. But David Hogg, Parkland survivor turned progressive power player, seems to have mistaken the DNC for a student council club.

Fresh off his win as vice chair earlier this year, Hogg capitalized on the DNC’s mailing lists and donor pipeline to raise millions—not for the party, but for his own group, “Leaders We Deserve.” His plan? Funnel some $20 million into primary challenges against safe-seat Democrats in the upcoming midterms. In short: he tapped the establishment’s resources to wage war on its own incumbents.

And now? It’s the same establishment — aided by the very progressive ideologies that created Hogg’s career — that’s trying to show him the door.

When the Left eats lunch — and its own leaders

Enter Kalyn Free, a Native American Democratic Party member who lost the vice chair election to Hogg in February. Free is now trying to get the election nullified, not because Hogg broke rules about fundraising or party loyalty — but because he’s not a woman of color.

Free’s formal complaint alleges that the DNC’s election process discriminated against “three women of color” and violated its own sacred charter on fairness, gender, and diversity. The committee will hear her grievance on May 12, and may vote to erase Hogg’s victory and hold a do-over.

From The Daily Wire:

“Free… called on the DNC to vacate the vice chair positions and hold two new elections, saying that the results of the previous ‘fatally flawed election that violated the DNC Charter and discriminated against three women of color candidates’ should not be allowed to stand.”

The revolution, it seems, has started devouring its own.

It’s not about diversity — it’s about disobedience

Behind the velvet curtain of “diversity and inclusion,” something more familiar — and far more political — is playing out. Hogg didn’t just annoy party insiders by winning; he infuriated them by challenging the pecking order.

His plans to bankroll primary challengers against sitting Democrats — many of whom are comfortably entrenched in blue districts — triggered a full-blown panic inside DNC leadership. Chairman Ken Martin didn’t mince words.

According to The Daily Wire, Martin bluntly warned Hogg that if he intended to fight incumbents from within the tent, he’d best leave it. And longtime strategist James Carville had an even more colorful critique, calling Hogg a “contemptible little twerp” and even floating the idea of taking legal action against him.

“If you work for NewsNation,” Carville said, “you can’t promote CNN… He’s being paid to run against other Democrats. I think it’s an outrage.”

This isn’t about optics. It’s about punishment. Hogg crossed the establishment — so the establishment reinforced the perimeter using its most effective weapon: DEI.

When ideology outpaces loyalty

Here lies the bitter irony. Hogg, who built his public persona preaching progressive reform and intersectional justice, may now be ejected from power for failing to be “diverse enough.”

The weaponized world of modern progressivism doesn’t award points for past obedience — it demands present submission to the next wave of outrage. And when someone like Hogg tries to lead the charge only to realize he’s storming the gates of his own fortress, the reaction is swift and unforgiving.

This is the political equivalent of chewing off the arm that fed you. Merit doesn’t matter. Loyalty is conditional. And DEI, far from being a principle, is just another tool to keep the wrong people — or in this case, the wrong progressive — from challenging internal authority.

The DNC isn’t correcting a moral error. It’s correcting a power imbalance.

Key Takeaways:

• David Hogg is facing possible ousting from the DNC vice chair post over a DEI challenge.
• His real offense was using party resources to threaten Democratic incumbents in primaries.
• The DNC is using identity politics as cover to neutralize an internal dissenting voice.
• Conservatives were right: progressivism eventually turns on itself in the name of purity.

Sources: Daily Wire