India, May 11 -- Gun control activist and DNC Vice Chairman David Hogg sparked a heated exchange with Bill Maher during a live taping of Real Time with Bill Maher, after offering a blunt critique of the Democratic Party's disconnect with young male voters. At just 24, Hogg argued that Democrats have become culturally out of touch, alienating younger men who, despite agreeing with the party's policies, feel judged and scrutinised by its tone.

In the episode that aired Friday on HBO, Hogg said, ""What I think happened last election is younger men-they would rather vote for somebody who they don't completely agree with, they don't feel judged by, than somebody who they do agree with, that they feel like they have to walk on eggshells around...