Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha reacted to a new poll indicating that American pride is facing a sharp decline from years prior, but cited that Republicans are on the opposite end of the trend.
“One party is the happy party,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends First on Thursday.
The poll was published by the Public Religion Research Institute on Wednesday and surveyed “a representative sample of 5,469 adults (age 18 and up) living in all 50 states in the United States.” Just 51% of respondents said they were proud to be an American. In 2013, that number was 82%, per the survey.
Concha said America gives the entire world products that they love to consume and share.
“We’re the home of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Sydney Sweeney,” Concha said.
He said the poll highlighted a stark divide between Americans who are proud of the country and those who are not.
Concha said Republicans are no longer “stuffy country club rich guys,” but rather, “Republicans are the cool party that embraces things like UFC fights at the White House.”
Concha said another poll reported that only 12% of people who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris were proud to be Americans. He said the findings help explain why some cities have elected socialist mayors, such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and why Democrats continue to support similar candidates.
“Democrats are the party of anger and misery, and they are hating this country,” Concha said.
European tourists in the United States for the 2026 World Cup have been voicing their love for America online, sharing photos of its beauty and how much they’re enjoying their stay.
One German soccer fan went viral after his photos on X of sunsets and Taco Bells gained the attention of top U.S. officials.
Europeans recognizing what makes America “awesome” is a trend Concha suggested could work in Republicans’ favor in the midterm elections.
He said some people just “oppose everything as it pertains to [President Donald Trump],” which means even opposing “things that everybody basically normally would like.”
“We’re truly a tale of two countries, with more and more cities embracing the far-left and socialism, while the rest of the country remains true to the American dream and a belief in individualism over big government,” Concha said.