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How Thanksgiving Became Political: Francesca Hong’s Tweets Explained
Ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, a past tweet by the assemblywoman that called for the holiday to be canceled was resurfaced.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says he can’t be everywhere at once — even though some of his allies want him to be. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost by less than 4,000 votes in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary, an outcome several high-profile progressives are blaming on Sanders and other top national progressive leaders.
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Crowley zeroes in on ‘MAGA extremism’ to rebuild a fractured Wisconsin coalition
David Crowley has a strategy to win over the voters who backed democratic socialist Francesca Hong on Tuesday: make the governor’s race an existential fight against “MAGA extremism." Wisconsin Democrats have spent the past day scrambling to unite the far left and centrist factions of the party after a bitter primary ba.
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Why Were Polls So Wrong in the Wisconsin Governor’s Race?
Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened?
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How Crowley Eked Out a Win in the Wisconsin Governor Primary
A shifting race and a key endorsement helped the moderate Democrat overcome his progressive challenger, Francesca Hong, voters said.
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Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive Movement
Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.
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Wisconsin primary offers mixed signals for Democrats, and other election takeaways
David Crowley's win by less than a percentage point over state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, showed neither side of the party debate was winning the argument convincingly.
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Even some progressives are happy about Hong’s loss
After hot DSA summer comes the fall. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong’s stunning loss in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night revealed limits to the far left’s power — and is undercutting the narrative of an emerging insurgency. While progressive Peggy Flanagan cruised by 20 points in Minnesota.
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The far left hits a wall
After hot DSA summer comes the fall. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong’s stunning loss in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday night revealed limits to the far left’s power — and is undercutting the narrative of an emerging insurgency. While progressive Peggy Flanagan cruised by 20 points in Minnesota.
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Wisconsin's Democratic showdown between Francesca Hong and David Crowley and more races to watch today
South Carolina Republicans will choose a successor for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat, and Minnesota's Senate primary is another battle between moderate and progressive Democrats.
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Areas to Watch in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary for Governor
A race between Francesca Hong and David Crowley could highlight the fault lines between Madison and Milwaukee.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shrugs off past 'defund the police' comments, joking 'Woke 1 was crazy'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., dismissed her and other socialist politicians' past extreme controversial comments on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, joking that the "Woke 1" era was "crazy." Host Jon Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez to comment on Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and her controversial comment.
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Wisconsin’s Dem establishment is scrambling to stop a democratic socialist Tuesday
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — The progressive movement’s midterms march has arrived in Wisconsin, where a democratic socialist is forcing establishment Democrats to mount an all-out, last-ditch effort to stop her. State Rep. Francesca Hong is the front-runner to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, fueled by a populist.
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Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns. (Image credit: Mario Tama).
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What's at stake for Democrats in next week's Wisconsin primary
More states will hold primary elections next week, including Wisconsin, where democratic socialist Francesca Hong is leading several polls in her run for governor. CBS News' Zak Hudak takes a look at the race as the countdown to the midterm elections continues.
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Francesca Hong Said Thanksgiving Should Be Canceled. Can Wisconsin Voters Forgive Her?
“Cancel Thanksgiving,” she wrote. “VDay” brings out “the worst of humanity,” she mused. Francesca Hong’s old social media posts get a fresh look ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor.
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