Joe Concha warns establishment Democrats face primary threat from DSA as leadership fight looms

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said the Democratic Socialists of America are gearing up to change the country, starting with Democratic leadership.“I think this is all to be expected,” Concha said Wednesday on Fox and Friends First. “The DSA is trying to move this party from the Democratic Party as we know it, and have known it, to the Democratic Socialist Party, and that starts with changes at the top.”As Democrats prepare to be sworn into office in January after securing majorities in both the Senate and House, questions remain about who will lead the party in both chambers. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) have publicly questioned whether Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) should become the Senate majority leader, with Sanders outright voicing his opposition. Concha said that despite opposition, betting markets such as Polymarket still have Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Schumer as the top choices to lead the party. “DSA, though, despite being the loudest voice in the room, they’re still relatively small in numbers within both chambers,” Concha said.However, Concha said the DSA wasn’t going to take this decision “lying down,” saying that the group will keep pushing its candidates in primaries to increase their numbers.OPPOSITION TO SCHUMER LEADING SENATE GROWS AMID CALLS FOR A ‘NEW GENERATION’ FROM DEMOCRATS“With all the radical changes they want to make to this country, they will primary you,” Concha said. “And there’s a good chance you will be defeated if you’re an establishment Democrat because that’s where all the money, momentum, and the energy is right now.”Meanwhile, Republicans have elected Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to serve as House minority leader and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was reelected as Senate minority leader.