Joe Concha says Democrats are ‘petrified’ of their own base
Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized Democrats for not more forcefully condemning rising antisemitism. He said many Democratic leaders are “petrified” of angering or losing their own political base, agreeing with Bill Maher that the party avoids directly confronting the issue even when it appears in liberal spaces.
Concha praised Maher for speaking out against anti-Israel rhetoric adn for defending Jews “week after week,” noting that Maher did so despite targeting a largely liberal HBO audience. He argued that, aside from figures like Sen. John Fetterman, Democrats largely refrain from openly condemning antisemitism due to political risk.
He pointed to the 2024 election as an example, claiming Democrats focused on courting certain voter groups-such as Muslim voters in Michigan-over choosing Josh Shapiro as a potential running mate.Concha argued this kind of electoral calculation helps explain why Democrats are reluctant to condemn antisemitism.
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha blasted Democrats over what he described as the party’s unwillingness to condemn rising antisemitism, agreeing with comedian Bill Maher that many Democratic leaders are “petrified” of their own base.
Concha praised Maher for speaking out and criticizing anti-Israel rhetoric and the Democratic Party’s response to antisemitism, despite Maher addressing a largely liberal audience.
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“That takes some guts too, because again, this is a studio audience in Los Angeles, obviously liberal viewers on HBO,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Varney & Company Monday.
“And this guy, week after week, defends Jews at every step.”
Concha argued that aside from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Democrats have largely avoided directly confronting antisemitism out of political fear.
“Outside of John Fetterman, Stuart, you can’t find any Democrats who openly condemn growing antisemitism in this country, and the reason why is because they’re petrified, as Maher pointed out, of their own base,” Concha said.
Concha pointed to the 2024 election cycle as an example, arguing that Democrats prioritized appeasing certain voting blocs over elevating Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.
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“I mean, look what happened in the 2024 elections to Josh Shapiro, governor of a key swing state of Pennsylvania, sitting over 60% approval at the time,” Concha said. “He was the two-foot putt version of a vice presidential pick for Kamala Harris.
“Instead, she went with goofy Tim Walz of Minnesota. Why? Because they were afraid of losing Michigan, and all those voters in Dearborn, Michigan, who are obviously Muslim,” he said. “So, in the end, yeah, this is something that Democrats will not condemn, because they’re afraid that they’ll lose voters, and that’s a whole bowl of wrong.”
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