Democrats have abandoned American pride and patriotism because they can’t stand who sits in the Oval Office — and Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha says that attitude will cost them dearly at the ballot box.
Concha tore into Democrats on Fox News’s America Reports Friday, arguing their collective pride in the country has “dropped like a stone” under Trump’s presidency — not because America changed, but because they did.
“I think it’s because they’re embracing more of the free stuff fantasy that comes with socialism, and that’s based on a culture that’s growing in terms of victimhood, in terms of anger, and therefore, they blame the system.”
The rise of socialism inside the Democratic Party is reshaping the left’s entire relationship with America, Concha said. Socialist candidates want to tear down the system the Founders built 250 years ago and replace it with a grievance-driven fantasy.
“They want to blow up the system and recreate what our founders put forward 250 years ago,” Concha said.
Concha pointed out the bitter irony: even foreign tourists visiting for the World Cup recognize what makes America exceptional, yet members of Congress — some of whom risked their lives to get here — bash the country relentlessly.
“You think of even all the millions that sometimes risked their lives to come to the United States, and some that even got in here have run for Congress and have since talked about how horrible this country is,” Concha said.
That negativity won’t win elections, Concha argued.
“In the end, if we just look forward to 2028, I think the positive message wins: The one who talks about ‘our best days are ahead’ and ‘we can accomplish this because we’ve overcome so many things in the past.'”
Concha cited the messaging formulas that have won presidential races: Barack Obama’s “hope and change” and Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again.”
“Positive messages work, and to be this sour on such a great country is something that ultimately will not win over the voters [Democrats] need to win elections,” Concha said.
He closed by connecting American pride to his own life — hard work, reward, the American dream realized at Fox News.
“Look at this background that we have. Look at this set that we’re on. Look at this network that we get to work for. So to have that feeling of reward after all that hard work, I would think more people would embrace that,” Concha said. “But some folks just fall in love with the free stuff and being mediocre, and that’s a whole bowl of wrong.”
Pride in America should be rooted in 250 years of achievement and perseverance — not dependent on whoever holds power at the moment.
