Staff Reports
Ro Khanna’s recent public admissions read like an obituary for a party that has lost touch with the country it once courted. The California congressman bluntly told audiences that the Democratic “old guard” isn’t cutting it and that the party lacks a coherent message to win back working Americans. His candid critique confirms what many conservatives have been saying for years: when you stop talking about jobs, safety, and prosperity you lose the nation’s trust.
Khanna didn’t mince words when he told Democrats to stop treating voters like a demographic to be managed and start fighting for the economic interests of everyday families. He explicitly called for a rebirth of the party that puts labor and the working class ahead of donors and performative virtue-signaling. That admission—that the party has been more loyal to elites than to workers—is a conservative victory in plain sight, and it proves our warnings about Democratic detachment were right.
On national television Khanna warned his party it won’t recover by offering “the same old status quo,” saying Democrats must present a positive economic vision for the middle class. He made clear that vague promises and cultural crusades won’t beat the GOP’s message of economic common sense and national renewal. Conservatives should seize this moment: when your opponent’s own lawmakers admit defeat, it’s time to double down on real-world solutions that put Americans first.
Khanna even urged Democrats to reclaim the party’s roots as the anti-war voice in America, arguing that opposition to endless foreign entanglements could help win back disenchanted voters. That’s an ironic throwback, since the party’s leadership has often embraced interventions while preaching moral superiority at home. If Democrats truly want to rebuild, they should start by aligning their rhetoric with the instincts of ordinary citizens who are tired of foreign adventurism and domestic decay.
Perhaps most revealing was Khanna’s lament that Democrats “lost” innovators like Elon Musk by failing to celebrate American entrepreneurship and by alienating business leaders with reflexive hostility. He pointed to missed opportunities to champion technology, space, and manufacturing—areas where conservative policies have long favored growth and innovation. The lesson is simple: demonizing success and embracing punitive regulation will never win the economic argument with the voters who build this country.
For patriotic conservatives, Khanna’s honesty is both validation and a call to action. We’ve warned that identity politics, elitism, and anti-business posturing would hollow out the Democratic coalition, and now a high-profile Democrat is confessing it publicly. The path forward is clear—offer policies that restore jobs, secure borders, and celebrate American achievement—and keep pushing until the leaders in both parties are held accountable to the people who actually vote.
