Political Quotes

David Hogg

The Public Record

Quotes by year · 20182026105 total · peak 2022 (38)
2018: 17 quotes2019: 3 quotes2020: 5 quotes2021: 12 quotes2022: 38 quotes2025: 26 quotes2026: 4 quotes

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  1. A year ago, I was removed from my position as vice chair of the DNC for daring to suggest that we needed to challenge geriatric, corrupt, and asleep-at-the-wheel Democrats in safe blue seats.21 sources2026commondreams.org
  2. As we saw in Mamdani’s race, and in races with progressive candidates across the country, young voters are turning out in record numbers, proving that we didn’t lose Gen Z; they just needed candidates to vote for.4 sources2026commondreams.org
Aug 7, 2026

As we saw in Mamdani’s race, and in races with progressive candidates across the country, young voters are turning out in record numbers, proving that we didn’t lose Gen Z; they just needed candidates to vote for.

commondreams.org
Aug 7, 2026

A year ago, I was removed from my position as vice chair of the DNC for daring to suggest that we needed to challenge geriatric, corrupt, and asleep-at-the-wheel Democrats in safe blue seats.

commondreams.org
Aug 7, 2026

The establishment kicked me out for those 'radical' views, and the establishment is losing,

commondreams.org
Jul 30, 2025

And if you really are serious about that, you cannot, in good faith, say that you are neutral if you are supporting those party institutions when they are actively intervening in primaries.

slate.com
Jul 30, 2025

If they’re going to support neutrality, that needs to look like a full approach to neutrality.

slate.com
Jul 30, 2025

We know that the cards are stacked against younger people, especially younger women, and we want to do everything we can to support them and get money behind them.

slate.com
Jun 24, 2025

The people have spoken — and they’re saying that the establishment is cooked.

nbcnews.com
Jun 23, 2025

At a time when our party is increasingly losing young voters and struggling to find a message for young men, Zohran has managed to do BOTH at an incredible scale.

truthout.org
Jun 23, 2025

They don’t want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth, which is that we have to dramatically change as a party, and what brought us here is not what’s going to get us out.

truthout.org
Jun 23, 2025

It doesn’t take 100 million dollars in ads funded by Republican billionaires, it ADVERTISES ITSELF BECAUSE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT.

truthout.org
Jun 20, 2025

Any Democrat who supports this war with Iran needs to be primaried.

truthout.org
Jun 16, 2025

Where are all the 'we can't afford it' politicians, now that we're on the brink of what could be another multi-trillion dollar war?

commondreams.org
Jun 16, 2025

Any Democrat who supports this war with Iran needs to be primaried.

commondreams.org
Jun 11, 2025

Ultimately, I have decided to not run in this upcoming election so the party can focus on what really matters.

cbsnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

Ultimately, I have decided to not run in this upcoming election so the party can focus on what really matters.

nbcnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

I came into this role to play a positive role in creating the change our party needs.

nbcnews.com
Jun 10, 2025

After seeing a serious lack of vision from Democratic leaders, too many of them asleep at the wheel...

nbcnews.com
May 22, 2025

There’ve been a few members that have come out, that have said, ‘if I retire my life is effectively over.’… Get over yourself. This isn’t about you.

thenation.com
May 22, 2025

We have empowered the cruelty of Republicans and handed them an expanded majority because elderly Democratic leaders refused to step down. It is unconscionable.

nbcnews.com
May 22, 2025

It is undeniable, though, that with less Democratic members it gives Trump greater ability to pass what he wants through Congress. And this never had to happen.

nbcnews.com
May 14, 2025

Ultimately, nobody is entitled to their position of power in this country.

slate.com
May 14, 2025

It is always going to be harder to try to make something work than it is to make it fail.

slate.com
May 14, 2025

The only good politician is a scared politician.

slate.com
May 12, 2025

We have to show our base right now that we are doing everything we can to fight back against Donald Trump, and that includes holding ourselves accountable.

cbsnews.com

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