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Why David Hogg is pushing for a new generation of Democratic Party leaders

WBUR
Published August 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM MDT
American gun control activist David Hogg speaks to supporters for Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, at a primary election night party, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)
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American gun control activist David Hogg speaks to supporters for Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, at a primary election night party, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Leaders We Deserve president and young progressive Democrat David Hogg about how Democrats are doing in the runup to the midterms.

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