{"id":2653531,"date":"2026-09-02T11:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-divided-over-vote-to-condemn-socialism-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:05:23","slug":"democrats-divided-over-vote-to-condemn-socialism-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-divided-over-vote-to-condemn-socialism-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats divided over vote to condemn socialism: 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-divided-over-vote-to-condemn-socialism-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=2653531&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 the Democratic Party is experiencing internal division over socialism, which may threaten its cohesion. Recently, Representatives Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez crossed party lines to support a measure condemning socialism, an action seen as a break from typical party solidarity. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned their decision, calling it a breach of trust that warrants disciplinary action. Simultaneously occurring, eight House Democrats voted in favor of the resolution condemning socialism, which was introduced by Republican Rep. Jeff Crank. The resolution emphasizes opposition to socialism and defends the integrity of american elections.Concha argues that this division stems from a broader ideological struggle,with some Democrats seeking to appease socialist factions within their base while fearing backlash from more moderate members. The vote passed with important Republican support, highlighting ongoing tensions within the party, as some Democrats aim to distance themselves from socialist policies to avoid political repercussions. Concha notes that this internal conflict reflects a broader struggle for influence within the democratic Party, risking further polarization and instability.  <\/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\/tag\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> may be falling apart due to division over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4708857\/five-republicans-defected-house-rule-condemn-socialism\/\">crossed the aisle<\/a> Tuesday to allow a measure condemning socialism to move forward.<\/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\/house\/4709431\/democrats-split-socialism-vote-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialists will burn Democratic Party \u2018to the ground\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4709047\/jeffries-leadership-test-democrats-socialism-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries faces leadership test with limited leverage over Democrats who backed socialism vote<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4708980\/democratic-leadership-exploring-repercussions-gluesenkamp-perez-golden\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Democrats vow repercussions for centrists who bucked Jeffries and helped GOP force socialism vote<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the move goes \u201cagainst the grain\u201d for Democrats.<\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> used to admire how Democrats \u201cstuck together and never defied the party line or agenda on every vote. But that\u2019s not been the case lately,\u201d Concha said.<\/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=3707706&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=899694a6ca57151674f0f102463a95d3\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/09\/01\/joint-democratic-leadership-statement-on-rule-vote\/\">published a statement<\/a> on that rule vote Tuesday, saying Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez broke the trust of the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe decision by two of our colleagues to blindside the entire House Democratic Caucus and join with the Republican majority to pass a procedural rule on the brink of failing represents a significant breach of trust,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cIt is an action that necessitates a serious response, and we have asked the Committee on Caucus Rules to take this up in short order.\u201d<\/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\">In a similar move, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4708647\/eight-democrats-condemn-socialism-dsa-vote\/\">eight House Democrats voted yes<\/a> on that resolution Tuesday, condemning socialism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/crank.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-crank-introduces-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms\">introduced the resolution<\/a> on Thursday. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/hressocialism_xml.pdf\">document<\/a> highlighted parts of the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s platform but also emphasized the need to pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a> to ensure free and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis resolution condemns socialism in all its form, as well as highlights the un-American tenets that DSA aspires to, including allowing noncitizens and incarcerated criminals to vote in American elections,\u201d according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/crank.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-crank-introduces-resolution-condemn-socialism-all-its-forms\">press release<\/a>. \u201cIt also reaffirms support for free, fair, and secure elections and the principle that American elections should be decided by American citizens.\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the division is all thanks to \u201cthis tidal wave that is the socialist party, attempting to not only defeat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/make-america-great-again\/\">MAGA<\/a>, but the establishment wing of the Democratic Party, because they\u2019re seen as part of the problem, part of a broken system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution passed in a 220-192 vote. Democratic support for the bill came from Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-TX), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha called it a \u201cvery delicate dance\u201d for Democrats right now, because some are \u201cpetrified of that wing of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that Democrats know they need the \u201cfar-left socialist voters,\u201d because \u201cthat\u2019s where the energy is in that party.\u201d On the other hand, Democrats who want to denounce socialism \u201cdon\u2019t want to do it too strongly because they don\u2019t want to be targeted next,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4709047\/jeffries-leadership-test-democrats-socialism-vote\/\"><strong>JEFFRIES FACES LEADERSHIP TEST WITH LIMITED LEVERAGE OVER DEMOCRATS WHO BACKED SOCIALISM VOTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said socialists are creating a push-and-pull dynamic within the party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe inmates will take over the tent and politically burn it to the ground,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats divided over socialism threaten party unity, says Concha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2653532,"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\/09\/AP26243727316292.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,52093,45232,12428],"class_list":["post-2653531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-joe-concha","tag-political-division","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP26243727316292.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653531","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=2653531"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653534,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653531\/revisions\/2653534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}