{"id":2559939,"date":"2026-01-31T17:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-17\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T17:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:11:19","slug":"newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-is-not-authentic-joe-concha-17\/","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-17%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=2559939&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>Joe Concha, writing for the Washington Examiner and speaking on Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters Primetime, argued that Gov. Gavin Newsom would be seen as inauthentic and elitist if he runs for president in 2028\u2014similar to how voters viewed Kamala Harris in 2024. Concha said authenticity matters most to voters, especially in working-class swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia, and suggested Newsom\u2019s style and persona won\u2019t resonate there. He dismissed Newsom\u2019s accomplishments as less tangible than his public image and warned that a newsom nomination could produce results like Harris\u2019s loss, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >possibly handing swing states<\/a> to Republicans such as JD Vance. Concha also noted that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been mentioned as a potential candidate but lacks the \u201cit factor\u201d and the authenticity that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-republicans-still-win-national-elections\/\" title=\"Can Republicans Still ... National Elections?\">win national elections<\/a>.  <\/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 working-class people 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 swing state, 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 seen as inauthentic elitist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2559940,"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":[33651],"tags":[37666,32742,52093,33295],"class_list":["post-2559939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california-politics","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-joe-concha","tag-media-criticism"],"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\/2559939","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=2559939"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2559943,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559939\/revisions\/2559943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2559940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}