Fox’s Dana Perino grills Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong over democratic socialism
Hong says she has moved away from calls to defund police and abolish the Senate and Supreme Court, as she seeks to broaden her appeal.
- During a Fox News interview, Hong distanced herself from past calls to "defund the police" and abolish the Senate and Supreme Court, saying she believes "people can evolve."
- Hong is the Democratic primary front-runner to replace retiring Democratic Gov. Tony Evers after Mandela Barnes exited the race on Thursday, leaving her as the leading candidate for the Aug. 11 election.
- A Marquette University Law School poll from earlier this month shows The Republican, Rep. Tom Tiffany, leads Hong with 43 percent support compared with 40 percent for Hong, while The Cook Political Report rates the race as a "toss Up."
- When asked about her DSA membership, the Madison, Wis. resident stated her identity is "less defined by just one organization," emphasizing her background as a service industry worker.
- Voters head to the polls in Aug. for the Democratic primary, deciding which Democratic candidate will face Tom Tiffany, the GOP front-runner, in the general election.
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Purple State Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Sides With Man Who Tried To Stab A Police Officer - The American Tribune.com
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong declared that a police officer carried out an “execution” after a man armed with a knife injured an officer during a struggle in Madison. Speaking through a bullhorn before a crowd of protesters, Hong accused law enforcement of inflicting “harm and terror” and putting the lives of armed officers above black people. Her remarks came before the investigation into the shooting had been com…
Socialist frontrunner in the hot seat after ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ post emerges online
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Francesca Hong, the likely Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, once argued that Americans should not celebrate Thanksgiving. “Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621,” Hong wrote in a now-deleted post to X. “If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event th…
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