David Hogg Says Democratic Moderates Lack the Right Values as 2026 Primaries Boost Progressives
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 7
David Hogg Says Democratic Moderates Lack the Right Values as 2026 Primaries Boost Progressives
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 7
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CNN appearance Thursday put David Hogg’s intra-party critique in stark terms: he said Democratic moderates “don’t have the right values” and argued the establishment keeps losing because its message is out of step with voters.
2024 messaging was Hogg’s main target, as he told centrists to offer something new instead of asking progressive primary winners to move toward the center ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Destiny, the liberal streamer Steven Bonnell II, rejected Hogg’s view as outside the party mainstream and said treating moderates as value-misaligned could hurt Democrats in 2026 and 2028 despite Trump’s low popularity.
James Carville underscored the same ideological fight from the opposite side, saying Democratic voters would likely reject the socialist wing and warning a leftward takeover could trigger a party schism.