REPORT: Liberal activist David Hogg’s new mission is already wobbling

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From Axios: Liberal activist David Hogg’s political group is off to a shaky start in his mission to knock out Democratic incumbents and usher in a new generation of leaders.

Hogg, 25, was elected the Democratic National Committee’s vice chair this year before resigning amid an internal rebellion. He’s one of the most divisive figures in the party’s civil war over why it lost the 2024 election and how to move forward.

But Hogg’s organization, Leaders We Deserve, hasn’t endorsed any challengers to Democratic incumbents in Congress and has been successful in just one of three contests this year.

Driving the news: Hogg’s group scored a big victory in June when it donated $300,000 to the Working Families Party PAC to help Zohran Mamdani in the final stretch of his successful campaign in New York City’s mayoral primary.

However, aside from giving Mamdani a boost, the report notes that Hogg’s PAC hasn’t picked any winning candidates, and a huge chunk of its money is being spent on consultants and other frivolities, including a fitness class subscription.

Axios laid out the following numbers:

  • Over the first eight months of this year, Leaders We Deserve spent $4.9 million with about $2.5 million going to consultants and $455,000 on helping three candidates.
  • The group spent $1.1 million on digital ads and $965,000 on acquiring lists of potential supporters to help grassroots fundraising along with a variety of communications and fundraising consultants.
  • It also spent about $4,900 on ClassPass, the fitness class subscription service.
  • The group had $1.6 million in the bank at the end of August.

Progressives are pushing Hogg, demanding he keep his promise to help more young progressive candidates launch primaries against older Democrat incumbents

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