{"id":2559729,"date":"2026-01-31T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-11\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:37:12","slug":"newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom is &#8216;not authentic&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fnewsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-11%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=2559729&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>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha argued on Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters Primetime that Gov.Gavin Newsom would be perceived as an elitist and inauthentic if he runs for president in 2028, similar to how voters viewed Kamala harris in 2024. Concha said authenticity matters most to voters and contended Newsom\u2019s image\u2014symbolized by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-2\/\" title=\"... is &#039;not authentic&#039;: Joe ...\">unbuilt  billion train<\/a>, hair gel and veneer teeth\u2014won\u2019t resonate with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >working-class swing-state voters<\/a>. He warned Democrats that nominating another \u201cCalifornia person\u201d who can\u2019t relate to those voters could hand states to Republicans like JD Vance. Concha also dismissed Illinois gov. J.B. Pritzker as lacking the \u201cit\u201d factor needed to energize voters.  <\/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\">Newsom is &lsquo;not authentic&rsquo;: 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_2489762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha <\/a>said if Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) runs for president in 2028 voters will view him as an &ldquo;elitist&rdquo; as they did with former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s campaign in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What the American people value most is authenticity, even if they disagree with the person who is talking,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>. &ldquo;Newsom&rsquo;s $18 billion train that was never built is more real than Gavin Newsom right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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=3352930&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d9e432300749c549fd273a832ab522b6\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Concha criticized Newsom for not being authentic, arguing that voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-say-black-voters-are-migrating-toward-trump-will-actual-votes-follow\/\" title=\"Polls say black ... are migrating toward Trump. Will actual votes follow?\">working-class areas<\/a> will not relate to him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4440476\/who-is-kevin-warsh-trump-pick-for-the-next-federal-reserve-chairman\/\">WHO IS KEVIN WARSH, TRUMP&rsquo;S PICK TO BE THE NEXT FEDERAL CHAIRMAN?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Newsom] is learning that hair gel and veneer teeth can only get you so far, especially in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matters-most-prominent-chapter-launches-drive-targeting-police-unions\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter...s Most Prominent Chapter Launches Drive Targeting Police Unions\">working-class people<\/a> that decide voters are going to look at this guy from California the same way they looked at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>. An elitist,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, he&rsquo;s not authentic,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s painfully obvious, and he only has trolling and duplicity to run on at this point, and in the end, if they run Gavin Newsom, it will be the same results as we saw with Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JD Vance wins every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing state<\/a>, popular vote, and Democrats are in the woods once again because they picked another California person who can&rsquo;t relate to real people in the parts of the country they need to win,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4432782\/secret-recordings-ted-cruz-trump-vance-donors\/\"><strong>SECRET RECORDINGS REVEAL CRUZ RIPPING TRUMP AND VANCE TO DONORS: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha said that while Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/JB-Pritzker\/\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) has also been floated as another presidential candidate in 2028, he doesn&rsquo;t have the &ldquo;it factor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Pritzker] is being touted by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\">James Carville<\/a>, for example, as somebody who could win, but in the end he also has an authenticity problem,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t have that &lsquo;it&rsquo; factor like Obama and Clinton; they were electric on the speech.&rdquo;<\/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>Concha: Newsom viewed as inauthentic, elitist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2559730,"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\/12\/AP25315616182599.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35121,37666,32742,52093,32171],"class_list":["post-2559729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-authenticity","tag-california-politics","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-joe-concha","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25315616182599.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559729","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2559733,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559729\/revisions\/2559733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2559730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}