Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Democratic National Convention Chair Ken Martin on Saturday doubled down<\/a> on his ultimatum for rogue Vice Chair David Hogg: Take a neutrality pledge or step down.<\/p>\n \u201cParty officers have one job: to be fair stewards of a process that invites every Democrat to the table \u2014 regardless of personal views or allegiances,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n After weeks of infighting about how the hobbled party should move forward, Martin laid out his longstanding vision on Saturday in a post on X and called out Hogg, who caused an uproar last month after he told POLITICO<\/a> that he would fund Democratic primaries for \u201cineffective, asleep-at-the-wheel\u201d Democrats.<\/p>\n Following Hogg\u2019s comments, Martin made it clear that as a party officer, you must remain neutral in Democratic primaries \u2014 and suggested Hogg should step down from his role if he can\u2019t get on board.<\/p>\n The statement<\/a> comes hours after it was reported by POLITICO<\/a> that Hogg privately pitched a compromise to his party in recent days. He proposed a so-called internal firewall in which he would stay on as vice chair but be barred from accessing internal committee information about races as long as he was supporting challengers.<\/p>\n \u201cSome critics have wrongly framed this as an effort to shut people out of the party or to discourage contested primaries,\u201d Martin wrote. \u201cLet me be unequivocally clear: That’s not only false, it’s the opposite of what I stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n Martin, as many party officers in the past have argued, said that the pledge allows for a fairer process without interference from party leadership.<\/p>\n