Joe Concha: Democrats will pay for embracing ‘radical’ Hasan Piker

Published August 17, 2026 3:57pm ET | Updated August 17, 2026 3:57pm ET



Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha warned that a tight primary race in Florida is the latest sign the Democratic Party is being pulled toward socialism and cautioned that embracing left-wing influencers such as Hasan Piker will cost Democrats dearly in the midterm elections.

“Two years ago, Moskowitz wasn’t even challenged by anyone from the Democrat side,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Varney & Company Monday, pointing to Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s (D-FL) primary battle against challenger Oliver Larkin, who is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

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