After Michigan, Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin
Crowley is backed by Gov. Tony Evers as more than 112,000 absentee ballots were already returned in a race testing Democrats’ ideological divide.
- On Tuesday, Wisconsin Democrats held a gubernatorial primary featuring Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and democratic socialist Francesca Hong, with the winner facing Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.
- Candidate withdrawals involving Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and Barnes complicated the race; Crowley withdrew on July 8 before re-entering 10 days later with Governor Tony Evers' backing.
- Despite his legislative service, Crowley insists he is not an establishment Democrat, and Evers' spokesperson Britt Cudaback explained the governor's support by citing the need to avoid "extreme things" said online.
- Facing criticism from some progressives, Hong—vying to be the first Asian American woman governor—is called "a little bit of a mirage" by detractors, while Tiffany entered August with 10 times more cash.
- In a year where voters have propelled outsider candidates to victory, Crowley hopes to buck the trend, citing Abdul El-Sayed's slim margin in Michigan as giving him "a little bit of hope.
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