{"id":2643164,"date":"2026-08-11T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concha-says-socialist-clowns-are-burning-the-democratic-tent\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:53:04","slug":"concha-says-socialist-clowns-are-burning-the-democratic-tent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concha-says-socialist-clowns-are-burning-the-democratic-tent\/","title":{"rendered":"Concha says socialist &#8216;clowns&#8217; are burning the Democratic tent"},"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%2Fconcha-says-socialist-clowns-are-burning-the-democratic-tent%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=2643164&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, a Washington Examiner columnist, suggests that socialist candidates are increasingly gaining influence within the Democratic Party, signaling a generational shift away from the party\u2019s traditional establishment. He predicts that more U.S. cities, including major ones like New York, Seattle, and Washington D.C., will elect socialist leaders as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them\/\" title=\"Manchin initially ignored worries over gas bans, now seeks recognition for halting them.\">political landscape evolves<\/a>. Concha points to the rise of figures like Zohran Mamdani, who recently won the New York City mayoral nomination, as evidence of this leftward movement within the party. He emphasizes that the socialist faction is notjust ideological but is becoming organized enough to challenge the Democratic establishment directly. Concha warns that the Democratic leadership may have underestimated this growing movement, which shares animosity towards both the traditional Democratic elite and MAGA Republicans. Additionally, he notes the financial struggles of the Democratic National Committee, which could hinder efforts to contain the rising influence of socialism. Concha views this as a profound and lasting conversion in the Democratic Party\u2019s voter base and political identity.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said socialist candidates are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >increasingly taking control<\/a> of the Democratic Party\u2019s political coalition, arguing that the party\u2019s establishment is facing a generational shift. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha weighed in on the Democratic Party and its internal divisions between establishment and progressive wings. He predicted that more major American cities will elect socialist candidates, pointing to recent victories and gains by progressive politicians in Democratic strongholds.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4682838\/socialist-clowns-burning-down-democratic-tent-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialist \u2018clowns\u2019 are burning down the Democratic tent: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4682438\/rabbis-zohran-mamdani-cool-rhetoric-israel-rising-antisemitism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rabbis press Mamdani to cool rhetoric against Israel if he wants relationship with Jewish New Yorkers to improve<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4681118\/watch-live-hegseth-speaks-joint-base-lindsey-graham-renaming-ceremony\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Hegseth speaks at Joint Base Lindsey Graham renaming ceremony<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think more American cities \u2014 they\u2019re going to elect socialists. You\u2019re gonna see that in blue cities, across the country, like we saw in New York and Seattle and Washington, D.C.,\u201d Concha said on Fox Business\u2019s <em>Varney &#038; Company <\/em>Monday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani\u2019s<\/a> rise has become a prominent example of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4681188\/mamdani-claims-socialist-rise-reminiscent-fdr-vision-democrats-fiorello-la-guardia\/\">leftward movement<\/a> inside the Democratic Party. Mamdani won the nomination for mayor in 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871226\/zohran-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa-new-york-city-mayor-race\/\">defeating<\/a> former New York Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3672788&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=d1e7843f8541292765d91bf41f172661\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha argued that Democratic leaders may have underestimated the influence of the socialist movement within their own coalition. \u201cWhen you let these clowns in this big tent that they\u2019re talking about, they\u2019re gonna burn the tent down,\u201d Concha said, arguing that the movement is not simply ideological but is developing the resources needed to challenge the Democratic establishment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSocialists don\u2019t like the establishment Democrats almost as much as they dislike MAGA Republicans,\u201d Concha said. \u201cAnd the money, the momentum, the organization, is with that socialist movement right now.\u201d Concha characterized the transformation as a long-term change in the party\u2019s electorate and political identity.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4655809\/socialism-marxism-spreading-tumor-joe-concha\/\"><strong>\u2018SOCIALISM AND MARXISM IS SPREADING LIKE A MALIGNANT TUMOR:\u2019 JOE CONCHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a generational shift,\u201d Concha said, echoing a point made by Rep.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\"> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) on ABC News\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SjvUrXnCPwk\"><em>This Week with George Stephanopoulos<\/em><\/a><em>  on <\/em>Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha also pointed to the Democratic National Committee\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4664050\/dnc-relevancy-ken-martin-scandal\/\">financial problems<\/a>, arguing that they could further complicate the party establishment\u2019s ability to counter the progressive movement. \u201cAnd the DNC is flat broke,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re drowning in debt.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha: Socialists Gain Power in 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