David Hogg on Pushing for Dem Primaries: ‘There Are Older People Who Are Great, There Are Young People Who Suck’

RAMPELL So David one ░░░░░░░░ the criticisms of your ░░░░░░░░ to primarying more Democrats ░░░░░░░░ safe blue seats is ░░░░░░░░ the goal is as ░░░░░░░░ just alluded to is ░░░░░░░░ expand the map right ░░░░░░░░ have more Democrats control ░░░░░░░░ districts And if you ░░░░░░░░ these primaries in what ░░░░░░░░ now safe blue seats ░░░░░░░░ re not expanding the ░░░░░░░░ At best it s ░░░░░░░░ same At worst you ░░░░░░░░ be losing safe blue ░░░░░░░░ because there will now ░░░░░░░░ a more vulnerable candidate ░░░░░░░░ arises out of the ░░░░░░░░ What do you respond ░░░░░░░░ that criticism HOGG The ░░░░░░░░ of districts that we ░░░░░░░░ looking to challenge here ░░░░░░░░ not districts that are ░░░░░░░░ any way shape or ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable to becoming Republican ░░░░░░░░ almost any scenario whatsoever ░░░░░░░░ are districts that for ░░░░░░░░ most part that we ░░░░░░░░ targeting that are I ░░░░░░░░ say D 9 or ░░░░░░░░ that is that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ about a nine percentage ░░░░░░░░ advantage in those districts ░░░░░░░░ also we re not ░░░░░░░░ focused on only primaries ░░░░░░░░ the work that I ░░░░░░░░ that we re doing ░░░░░░░░ at Leaders We Deserve ░░░░░░░░ re also focused specifically ░░░░░░░░ helping younger people that ░░░░░░░░ running in competitive seats ░░░░░░░░ just for the U ░░░░░░░░ House but also for ░░░░░░░░ state legislative elections around ░░░░░░░░ country because we know ░░░░░░░░ s where so much ░░░░░░░░ is held and that ░░░░░░░░ where so many incredible ░░░░░░░░ people get their start ░░░░░░░░ what I would say ░░░░░░░░ that we can and ░░░░░░░░ do both It s ░░░░░░░░ right now far too ░░░░░░░░ people feel like Democrats ░░░░░░░░ failing to meet the ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ need to show especially ░░░░░░░░ the past election when ░░░░░░░░ lost vote share with ░░░░░░░░ every single demographic what ░░░░░░░░ are doing to change ░░░░░░░░ party and show them ░░░░░░░░ we are offering something ░░░░░░░░ fresh faces and new ░░░░░░░░ And let me be ░░░░░░░░ about one thing as ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ people out there who ░░░░░░░░ to make this all ░░░░░░░░ age and say that ░░░░░░░░ re just targeting people ░░░░░░░░ they re above a ░░░░░░░░ age or something like ░░░░░░░░ That could not be ░░░░░░░░ from the truth There ░░░░░░░░ older people who are ░░░░░░░░ There are young people ░░░░░░░░ suck Unfortunately it s ░░░░░░░░ like you just get ░░░░░░░░ a certain age and ░░░░░░░░ start being terrible It ░░░░░░░░ a lot more nuanced ░░░░░░░░ that Are the candidates ░░░░░░░░ are supporting younger Yes ░░░░░░░░ the people that we ░░░░░░░░ challenging it s not ░░░░░░░░ oh it s just ░░░░░░░░ they re above a ░░░░░░░░ age that we re ░░░░░░░░ to be challenging them ░░░░░░░░ s about effectiveness and ░░░░░░░░ able to meet this ░░░░░░░░