James Carville Calls David Hogg Gutless For Threatening To Primary Dems From His DNC Perch

Democratic strategist James Carville on Wednesday criticized Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg for seeking to unseat certain incumbent Democratic members of Congress in the 2026 primaries.

Leaders We Deserve, a political group which Hogg co-founded in 2023, announced plans Tuesday to spend $20 million to assist in electing younger Democratic leaders, including primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats, The New York Times first reported. Carville, on his “Politics War Room” podcast, suggested Hogg should “resign” from his post at the DNC for targeting members of his own party. (RELATED: Democrats’ 2028 Field Already Turning Into A Circular Firing Squad)

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“Wait a minute, let’s get this straight. He is the vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and he is talking about raising $20 million to primary other Democrats,” Carville said. “Well, when I look at the DNC, ideally it should be an organization that’s trying to beat Republicans, not other Democrats … when you’re talking about using the power of the DNC, whatever power it has — it’s not very much — but you’re using that, and we’re paying — Democratic donors are paying — David Hogg’s salary. They’re paying David Hogg’s staff.”

“And he wants to run against other Democrats. Well, that’s America. Run against who the fuck you want to. But don’t — resign your position,” he continued. “Have guts, man. Have guts. Stand your ground. And I don’t think that’s part of the Democratic coalition. I don’t think they’re redeemable. I don’t think they want to be redeemed.”

Carville then repeated his Tuesday suggestion that far-left individuals should formally break away from the Democratic Party. He said Wednesday that perhaps Hogg is an example of someone who should leave the party.

Leaders We Deserve did not disclose which incumbents it intends to challenge, but told The Washington Post reported it will focus on targeting members in dependably blue districts and not challenge Democrats confronting tough reelection battles against Republican opponents.

“Everyone in our party says they want to start winning again, and they do—but that simply will not be possible with our current set of leaders, too many of which are asleep at the wheel, out-of-touch, and ineffective,” Hogg wrote on X Tuesday.

Hogg surged to prominence for co-founding gun control advocacy group March for Our Lives with classmates after their survival of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. He was elected as the DNC’s vice chair in February and is notably the youngest individual ever to serve in the position at 25.

Leaders We Deserve characterizes itself as “a grassroots organization dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and State Legislatures across the country to help defeat the far-right agenda and advance a progressive vision for the future.”

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