{"id":2586877,"date":"2026-04-03T11:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tone-deaf-on-what-voters-want-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:42:19","slug":"democrats-tone-deaf-on-what-voters-want-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tone-deaf-on-what-voters-want-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats &#8216;tone deaf&#8217; on what voters want: 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\">18<\/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%2Fdemocrats-tone-deaf-on-what-voters-want-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=2586877&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 argues on Fox Business that Democrats are tone-deaf to what voters want. He says a new wave of \u201cwoke\u201d Democratic stances is creating frustration within the party and that leading potential 2028 candidates like Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris won\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >win swing-state voters<\/a>. Concha cites polling and public opinion, noting a CNN poll showing many Democrats view their party unfavorably, while about 80% of Americans (including over 70% of Democrats) support showing voter ID. He contends Democrats are taking unpopular positions on issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-trump-wants-to-tank-infrastructure-bill-because-hes-not-the-one-who-passed-it\/\" title=\"Chris Christie Says Trump Wants To Tank Infrastructure Bill Because He\u2019s Not The One Who Passed It\">broad public support<\/a>, such as sports policies related to gender and open borders, which he believes could cost them elections. The piece also references a Restoring America article titled \u201cDemocrats\u2019 New Antitrust Test: Go Woke or Go Broke\u201d to illustrate the broader argument.  <\/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\">Democrats &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-u-s-secret-service-agents-protect-trump-with-queer-joy\/\" title=\"Will U.S. Secret Service Agents Protect Trump With &#039;Queer Joy?&#039;\">tone deaf&#038;rsquo<\/a>; on what voters want: 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_2543993\" 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 Democrats are losing their standing with their own party on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>The Evening Edit <\/em>with Elizabeth MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>He said the new wave of &ldquo;woke Democrats&rdquo; is creating frustration within the party, and that people likely at the top of the 2028 Democratic ticket, such as Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) and former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, are not going to win over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\">voters<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"406\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 406;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-Grabien-Fox_Business_Network-The_Evening_Edit-3460514.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;If you want to start supporting all these policies like men playing against women in sports or open borders, that will not win you elections, especially in the swing states,&rdquo; Concha said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>MacDonald cited a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/03\/politics\/cnn-poll-double-haters-democrats-midterms\">CNN poll<\/a> that asked whether congressional Democrats have the right priorities. The majority of Democrats who partook in the poll did not hold a favorable view of their party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Eighty percent of Americans, including more than 70% of Democrats, support showing an ID when you go to vote or show that you&rsquo;re [an] American citizen,&rdquo; Concha said. He then talked about how backward Democrats are on the issue since they are &ldquo;going to the mat to try to support illegals in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re taking all these stances where they&rsquo;re on the 20 or 15 side of an 80 or 85% issue that the American people support,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/4509679\/democrats-antitrust-woke-broke\/\"><strong>RESTORING AMERICA &mdash; DEMOCRATS&rsquo; NEW ANTITRUST TEST: GO WOKE OR GO BROKE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha said Democrats are taking unpopular positions, even when there&rsquo;s overwhelming public agreement the other way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just shows you that they are completely tone deaf when it comes to what voters want at this stage in this country&rsquo;s history.&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: Democrats tone-deaf to voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2586878,"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\/2026\/04\/voting.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,52093,32171,18812,77099],"class_list":["post-2586877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-joe-concha","tag-political-commentary","tag-tone-deaf","tag-voter-priorities"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/voting.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586877","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586881,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586877\/revisions\/2586881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}