DNC chair rebukes David Hogg over plan to primary ‘out of touch’ Democrats

Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, has announced a proposal requiring party officials to remain neutral in primary elections, challenging activist David Hogg to choose between his vice-chair post and his pledge to unseat “asleep-at-the-wheel” incumbents. She said many state parties already forbid officials from “putting our thumb on the scale” in Democratic primaries. “Voters get to decide who our candidates are, not party officials,” she said. On Thursday’s call, Martin outlined a plan to ramp up its financial contributions to state parties, especially in traditionally Republican corners of the electoral map. He said all state parties would receive a baseline rate of $17,500 a month, a $5,000-a-month increase over the current DNC contribution.