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\n Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist leading Wisconsin\u2019s Democratic field for governor, could soon test whether the progressive insurgency that notched primary victories in deep-blue districts this summer can prevail statewide in a perennial presidential battleground.\n <\/p>

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\n Polls show Hong, the 37-year-old state assemblywoman from Madison, at the forefront of the field of Democrats vying for the nomination in the August 11 primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The winner is all but certain to take on Republican US Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.\n <\/p>\n

\n Hong was already the frontrunner entering July. But the month saw her top two Democratic rivals\u2019 campaigns implode. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez exited amid a campaign finance scandal, and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out Thursday.\n <\/p>\n

\n Evers and others are attempting to rally at the last minute around a more moderate alternative in David Crowley, the 40-year-old Milwaukee County executive who dropped out of the race in early July and then re-entered 10 days later. But even Crowley\u2019s supporters acknowledge Hong is the clear frontrunner.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWisconsin is the quintessential swing state, but it\u2019s also a very polarized state,\u201d said Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson, who is supporting Crowley. \u201cThis is going to be a new chapter in a political science theory book: how do far left-wing and far right-wing candidates build a coalition and win elections.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\nDemonstrators hold a “Democratic Socialists of America” banner ahead of a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board at El Museo del Barrio in New York, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reshaped the city’s rent panel, making six new appointments to the board in February, and his government has mobilized New Yorkers to testify at hearings ahead of the Rent Guidelines Board’s final vote.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\nCNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n Tiffany isn\u2019t waiting for the primary votes to be counted: He has already started to tee off on Hong, latching her to the Democratic Socialists of America\u2019s platform and accusing her of supporting abolishing prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US Senate and more. He has also highlighted her history of calling for the defunding of police \u2014 an issue sure to feature prominently in a slew of Republican advertisements this fall.\n <\/p>\n

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\nFrancesca Hong speaks alongside protesters in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 22, near where a Madison police officer shot and killed a man.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Hong, who worked her way up from low-level kitchen jobs to become a top chef and restaurant co-owner, has tried to distance herself from some of the more politically problematic planks of the DSA platform.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI do not support the full platform of the national DSA and I am not endorsed by DSA National,\u201d she said in a recent debate. Hong also said that she is \u201cnot here to govern by slogan\u201d and that a governor cannot defund the police.\n <\/p>\n

\n But in an interview with CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on Friday, Hong wouldn\u2019t directly answer when asked repeatedly if her views on defunding the police have changed.\n <\/p>\n

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\nA democratic socialist is leading the WI Dem Gov. primary. Here\u2019s where she stands on policing, data centers and more<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n Hong said Republicans who control the Wisconsin legislature are the ones who have defunded police by slashing dollars directed to local governments.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cPeople can evolve,\u201d Hong said. \u201cI am going to be a sensible and practical governor that is going to make sure that public safety is a priority.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\nSupporters of Francesca Hong react during Wisconsin Democrats 2026 Convention in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 14.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n The election comes with the Democratic Party at a critical juncture, and many within it looking to the governor\u2019s race in Wisconsin, a Senate primary this week in Michigan and other key races as potential signs of what\u2019s to come in 2028, with a wide-open presidential primary looming.\n <\/p>\n

\n For much of the last year, democratic socialists have been on the march \u2014 with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s win last year serving as an inflection point.\n <\/p>\n

\n Democratic socialist Katie Wilson was elected mayor of Seattle last year and another, Janeese Lewis George, is poised to win the mayoral contest in Washington, DC, this November. In Los Angeles, democratic socialist Nithya Raman is challenging incumbent mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat. They\u2019ve also won a series of congressional primaries, including ousting House incumbents in New York and Colorado.\n <\/p>\n

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\nFrom New York to Seattle to DC, more cities are picking democratic socialist leaders<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n But Hong is different: A democratic socialist running not on deep-blue turf but in a true political battleground.\n <\/p>

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\n Her supporters say Hong\u2019s brand of politics is a break from a Democratic Party that polls show isn\u2019t popular among voters \u2014 even those who oppose President Donald Trump.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cShe has brought a coalition into the Democratic Party that otherwise had been shut out and told, \u2018You don\u2019t belong within this.\u2019 And they\u2019ve been showing up continuously. They definitely look different and act different than folks who have been around for a really long time, and frankly they should, because the political system has not worked for them,\u201d said state Sen. Chris Larson, who represents parts of Milwaukee and is supporting Hong.\n <\/p>\n

\n Republicans, meanwhile, have made no secret of how they intend to run against her. Republican Governors Association communications director Kollin Compton called Hong \u201cthe Mamdani of the Midwest.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\nFrom left: Democratic gubernatorial candidates Mandela Barnes, Joel Brennan, David Crowley, Francesca Hong and Kelda Roys attend a primary debate in Milwaukee, on July 28.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n Hong\u2019s rise comes in an election year in which Democrats have their first real shot at winning full control of Wisconsin\u2019s state government in a generation. Under Evers, the party has won a majority on the state Supreme Court and forced a redraw of state legislative districts that ended a Republican gerrymander. This fall, Democrats hope to retain the governor\u2019s office and flip both the state Senate and Assembly.\n <\/p>\n

\n However, as Hong climbed in the polls, the state\u2019s jittery Democratic establishment struggled to coalesce behind a more moderate alternative.\n <\/p>\n

\n Crowley had dropped out amid lagging poll numbers in early July. But he re-entered the Democratic primary on July 18, and received Evers\u2019 endorsement. Barnes\u2019 exit left Crowley as likely the only viable contender in the race aside from Hong.\n <\/p>\n

\n Still, he\u2019s far behind: A Marquette Law School poll conducted in late July found Hong with 38% support among Democratic primary voters to 16% for Barnes, who at the time was still in the race, 7% for Crowley, and no other candidate topping the 2% mark. The poll found Hong is strongest among young and very liberal voters; Barnes and Crowley performed better among older and more moderate voters.\n <\/p>\n

\n In an effort to rally Democrats who are concerned about Hong, Crowley will campaign alongside Evers in the race\u2019s closing days.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019m not here to protect the establishment. I\u2019m here to deliver real results for Wisconsinites all over our state,\u201d Crowley said in the recent Democratic debate.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Hong addressed her status as a democratic socialist \u2014 she\u2019s a dues-paying member of the local Madison chapter \u2014 she said in a Fox News interview on Friday.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI believe that as a democratic socialist, you know, I am less defined by just one organization, but clearly our bipartisan coalition means I\u2019m more defined by being a good single mom, that I am a service industry worker, that I truly believe in legislation that helps everyone,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd these are the things that people want to talk about in rural and urban parts of the state.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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\n\u2018Defund then abolish\u2019: A leading Democrat in Wisconsin governor\u2019s race urged abolishing police<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n She walked back some of the stances she has taken, such as supporting calls to eliminate the US Senate, which she said Friday is \u201cnonsensical and nonpractical at this time.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n But a social media post from Tiffany that followed Hong\u2019s Fox News appearance offered a preview of what she would face in the general election.\n <\/p>\n

\n Instead of clipping her comments, Tiffany on X posted a still image of Fox News displaying Hong\u2019s years-old social media comments.\n <\/p>\n

\n A 2021 post included in that image says: \u201cPolice exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can\u2019t be an option.\u201d\n <\/p>

Read more An airport search, a wiped phone and a potential test of Fourth Amendment protections<\/a><\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe facts speak louder than campaign spin,\u201d Tiffany said.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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