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Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin will call for DNC officials’ neutrality to be codified in the party’s official rules and bylaws, two Democratic sources tell CNN. Martin has already been telling DNC members of his plans and will explain more in a call with members Thursday afternoon.

. . . “No DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election, whether on behalf of an incumbent or a challenger,” Martin told reporters on a call Thursday. “Voters should decide who our primary nominees are, not DNC leadership.”

The DNC’s Rules & Bylaws committee is expected to vote on Martin’s proposal next month in a virtual meeting. If the committee approves the proposal it will advance to a full vote of the DNC membership in August.

The push for the new rule comes days after Hogg, who beat out a crowded field to become one of three DNC at-large vice chairs in February, announced his plan to help primary incumbent Democrats in safe districts through his group Leaders We Deserve. The organization plans to spend a total of $20 million in next year’s midterms supporting young people running for office.

Hogg stressed that his effort would not target Democrats in competitive districts or use any DNC resources, including voter files or donor lists. He told CNN in an interview last week that he would not endorse in the presidential primaries if he is still a DNC leader.

“I don’t take it personally,” Hogg said of the criticism of his primary challenge. “There’s a difference in strategy here, and the way that we think things need to be done.”

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 1 hour ago

As a registered democrat (though only because my state requires it to vote in primaries for democrats and I'm certainly not voting republican): pound sand, DNC.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

He's going end up killed when he gets "robbed" while jogging some night soon

[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 28 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

“Voters should decide who our primary nominees are, not DNC leadership.” Since when has the DNC not put it's thumb on the scales in the past few decades, or ignored the voters entirely?

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 8 hours ago

DNC: "Fuck Bernie, it's her turn."

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Thumb on the scale...? The vote records are public, the primary races haven't even been close for many decades.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

The vote records are public

So is the lawsuit in which democrats successfully argued that they didn't have to hold honest primaries.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 33 points 11 hours ago (8 children)

The DNC version of neutrality is blocking progressives. Sure they'll happily codify a rule that Hogg cannot help young progressives primary incumbents election while pretending it's about actually neutrality and letting the voters choose. But they'll be just as happy to throw that rule out when they want to support some Republican in sheep's clothing to kick out a progressive next time around.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The single most important job of the DNC is keeping corporate candidates in office and keeping the money flowing. These fuckos have never been impartial. Anyone else still pissed at fucking Hoyer and the DCCC trying to get the progressive candidate to drop out of a primary?

From the above recording, Tellemann to Hoyer: "So before we, before we go any further on that, Crow is the favorite, in no small part Congressman Hoyer, because the DCCC not only put its finger on the scale, but started jumping on the scale very early on....I mean, it's undemocratic to have a small elite select someone and then try to rig the primary against the other people running. And that is basically what's been happening"

This was after the DNC had rat fucked Bernie, foisted Hillary on everyone, and lost to the serial failure, Fuckhead.

For what it's worth: I just copied this from my response on the other thread with the same article.

[–] Rivalarrival 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Hogg isn't looking for young progressives. He idolizes Pelosi, Clinton, Jeffries. The do-nothing incumbents he wants to replace are useless, true. But he wants to replace them with younger versions of centrist corporatists, not progressives.

The guillotine party needs to remove him along with the rest of the DNC leadership.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm sure that's why centrists are suddenly freaking out.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 44 points 12 hours ago
[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Americans haven't had an honest vote on the shape or priorities of our economy in half a century.

Just the social issue wedges that economy either causes or in some way informs in order to keep us at each other's throats and not at our shared enemy in their towers and guard gated compounds.

Would you like your crony market capitalism with affirmation ribbons or scapegoats? Freedom!

Example: you know what would cause a lot fewer abortions almost immediately with absolutely no bans from getting one when the woman deems it necessary? A living wage that can support a family. But that's a non starter, as it would cost our rulers capital, and lower their quarterly ego score estimates.

The situation will continue to decline until collapse or the elevation of an actual leftwing government, and both parties conspire to prevent that from happening.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 110 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

No DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election

Yeah, the DNC would never do that.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 6 points 9 hours ago

Debbie NEVER Could’ve

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 49 points 14 hours ago (4 children)
[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

And 2022. They did ad buys for republican candidates in the primaries and then gleefully announced that they had no money for progressive candidates in the general.

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[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 31 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah I would second the view, if it weren't for decades of the opposite of the DNC bending over backwards for it's incumbants. If they had a history of staying neutral and not regularly backing the incumbents. But as they do... then the opposite needs to happen.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

Yeah I would second the view, if it weren’t for decades of the opposite of the DNC bending over backwards for it’s incumbants.

For centrist incumbents. Henry Cuellar gets protection. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman do not.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 18 points 12 hours ago

See? They can push back on something.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 51 points 15 hours ago

I hope this kid haunts their fucking nightmares. Cunts.

[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 38 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

Fascinating stuff.

I am not American (have previously lived in North America for a decade and travelled extensively in the region), but based on my experiences this is a very good example of how the US centre-right opposition is completely unqualified for any kind of real action. They clearly lack the risk tolerance and gumption to deal with current internal challenges in their country.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 28 points 14 hours ago

Yep! As an American who has been active in local Dem party activity, they need to be rooted out and replaced. It’s really our best hope.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

I'm in agreement, honestly, we need to be reducing Republican seats as the singular most important goal. Challenging incumbents isn't going to do that.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 hour ago

There's a reason Republicans gained so many seats in the first place, and it's because nobody was satisfied with the Democrat program. If your society has a Trump-shaped hole, a Trump will emerge to fill that hole. You can't remove the Trump without doing something about the hole.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I’m in agreement, honestly, we need to be reducing Republican seats as the singular most important goal. Challenging incumbents isn’t going to do that.

Where were you when AIPAC was buying candidates against Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman? I didn't see your desire to protect incumbents then.

[–] fireduck@lem.trashbrain.org 4 points 4 hours ago

And we do that by promoting progressives that will actually make people want to vote.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 15 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This is the perfect cover for them. They don't have to advocate for the incumbents, that's what corporate media will do for them. They get the bonus of looking like they want to be neutral while neutering Hoggs ability to rally people against the feckless dinosaur moderates in the party.

For the incumbents and DNC leadership it's a win. :/

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

I believe Hogg would quit rather be neutered.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 14 hours ago

“No DNC officer should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election, whether on behalf of an incumbent or a challenger,” Martin told reporters on a call Thursday. “Voters should decide who our primary nominees are, not DNC leadership.”... “Let me be clear, this is not about shielding incumbents or boosting challengers,” Martin said. “It’s about voters’ trust in the party, and when we uphold a clear policy of neutrality, we guard against the perception or reality of bias.”

The trust they lost when they argued in court the party has no obligation to keep promises made to constituents? The trust lost when HRC decided propping up djt as the opposition candidate because he's easy to beat? The trust lost when Joe said, "Nothing will fundamentally change?” The trust lost when Kamala not only shut out Palestinian voices but also backtracked on campaign promises?

Zero. Irony.

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