Democratic National Convention Chair Ken Martin on Saturday doubled down on his ultimatum for rogue Vice Chair David Hogg: Take a neutrality pledge or step down.
After weeks of infighting about how the hobbled party should move forward, Martin laid out his longstanding vision on Saturday in a post on X and called out Hogg, who caused an uproar last month after he told POLITICO that he would fund Democratic primaries for “ineffective, asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats.
Martin added that when you lead the institution that calls “balls and strikes, you don’t get to also swing the bat.”
The 25-year-old seemed to want a compromise with Martin that he would stay on as Vice Chair but would be “firewalled” at the DNC from access to internal committee information about races as long as he was supporting challengers.
Hogg was privately looking for a compromise with the party, which prompted Martin to make a public statement.
Hogg appeared on Bill Maher‘s HBO program on Friday night and discussed why the Democrats lost to Trump in November, specifically how they lost the young people’s vote.
“Young people should be able to focus on what young people should be focused on, which is how to get laid and how to go and have fun,” Hogg said.
