{"id":2511621,"date":"2025-11-17T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-isnt-necessarily-the-problem-in-modern-democratic-party-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:01:36","slug":"schumer-isnt-necessarily-the-problem-in-modern-democratic-party-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-isnt-necessarily-the-problem-in-modern-democratic-party-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer isn&#8217;t &#8216;necessarily&#8217; the problem in modern Democratic Party: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-isnt-necessarily-the-problem-in-modern-democratic-party-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses internal challenges within the Democratic Party, suggesting that the party&#8217;s real issues lie more with its policies than its leadership, specifically Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Even though some Democrats, including Rep. Ro Khanna, have criticized Schumer&#8217;s handling of the recent government shutdown and expressed frustration with his leadership, commentator Joe Concha argues that the deeper problem is the party&#8217;s embrace of socialism and expanded government power. Concha highlights figures like Zohran Mamdani, a rising progressive voice labeled as a socialist with controversial views, as emblematic of this shift. The article also notes a division within the party between progressive Democrats and more moderate members. Despite criticisms, concha suggests Schumer may have helped the party by ending the shutdown, and voices like Sen.Bernie Sanders support using Mamdani&#8217;s platform going forward. the piece depicts a democratic Party grappling with internal ideological conflicts and debates about its direction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer isn&rsquo;t &lsquo;necessarily&rsquo; the problem in modern Democratic Party: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2404445\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3889304\/zohran-mamdani-ally-chi-osse-primary-hakeem-jeffries\/\">Democratic Party<\/a>&lsquo;s biggest problem may be itself and the policies it embraces, rather than its leadership, said the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&rsquo;s Joe Concha.<\/p>\n<p>Many Democratic lawmakers are focusing their criticism on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in the wake of the government shutdown, which ended shortly after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880701\/senate-democrats-voted-republicans-reopen-government\/\">eight senators joined most Republicans<\/a> to vote on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >short-term funding extension<\/a>. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said Schumer&rsquo;s handling of the Senate showdown <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3888813\/khanna-schumer-handling-of-shutdown-final-straw\/\">is the &ldquo;last straw&rdquo; for his leadership<\/a>, adding that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harriss-vp-picks-could-have-problems-with-some-of-the-left-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris\u2019s VP picks could have problems with some of the Left - Washington Examiner\">senator doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t &ldquo;inspire confidence&rdquo; nor did he endorse New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prior to the election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3889674\/jamie-raskin-democratic-party-huge-tent-big-enough-for-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\">Jamie Raskin says &#8216;huge&#8217; Democratic Party tent has room for Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3889829\/thomas-massie-victory-trump-house-vote-epstein-files\/\">Massie claims victory after Trump backs House vote to release Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3889715\/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-copy-cat-new-ai-effort\/\">Musk calls Bezos a &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-calls-bezos-a-copy-cat-for-new-ai-effort\/\" title=\"Musk calls Bezos a \u2018copy cat\u2019 for new AI effort\">copy cat&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for new AI effort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha said Khanna and other Democrats wanted the shutdown to go on &ldquo;into perpetuity&rdquo; if they had their way. He added that the party&rsquo;s problem isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;necessarily&rdquo; Schumer, but rather how it is &ldquo;openly embracing socialism.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ro Khanna said that Zohran Mamdani is one of those young, fresh faces of the Democratic Party. This is a pro-jihadist, antisemitic socialist who wants to raise $800 million in taxes to pay for free buses and wants to use even more taxpayer dollars to open up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-delusional-if-they-think-mamdani-provides-road-map-back-to-power\/\" title=\"Democrats are delusional if they think Mamdani provides road map back to power\">government-run supermarkets<\/a>, which has basically failed almost everywhere it&rsquo;s been tried,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3239362&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c4055bd8fa4e91e3d54f868aa97c4919\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;So this is not a party that&rsquo;s actually interested in governing, Stu, but in expanding government, and therefore its own power and nothing more,&rdquo; Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>Concha concluded by saying Schumer may have saved the party by not prolonging the government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3889051\/trump-says-mamdani-wants-meet-washington\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS MAMDANI WANTS TO MEET IN PERSON IN WASHINGTON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Nov. 5 that &ldquo;of course&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878004\/bernie-sanders-zohran-mamdani-of-course-leader-democratic-party\/\">Mamdani is a leader in the Democratic Party<\/a>, and encouraged the party to use Mamdani&rsquo;s platform in the 2026 midterm election cycle. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3889445\/ted-cruz-downplays-report-setting-up-2028-white-house-run\/\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) has said Mamdani, along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3878934\/cruz-aoc-mamdani-2028-democratic-nomination\/\">frontrunners for the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2028 nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s Byron York said Monday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3889073\/byron-york-suggests-government-shutdown-left-democratic-party-civil-war\/\">there is a &ldquo;fundamental divide&rdquo; among Democratic senators<\/a>, pitting &ldquo;progressive Democrats&rdquo; against &ldquo;everybody else.&rdquo; He added that a &ldquo;healthy, happy party&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t try and replace its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">minority leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer isn&#8217;t necessarily the issue; party policies are, says Concha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2511622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25309637501004.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32923,52093,45393,5894,4411],"class_list":["post-2511621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-party","tag-joe-concha","tag-party-leadership","tag-politics","tag-schumer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25309637501004.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511625,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511621\/revisions\/2511625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2511622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}