Democratic Candidates for Wisconsin Governor to Debate Tuesday at Marquette University
The hourlong event will feature the five Democrats as early voting begins and candidates press their cases before the Aug. 11 primary.
- On Tuesday, July 28, five Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor debated at Marquette University, hosted by WISN 12 News, two weeks before the August 11 primary.
- Crowley re-entered the race after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out with Gov. Tony Evers' backing; early voting began Tuesday amid lawsuits challenging Wisconsin Election Commission guidance on absentee ballots.
- Barnes attacked Crowley's campaign, saying 'the county executive had his campaign resurrected by special interests in a dark room with people with their thumb on the scale.' NBC News reported last week on Crowley's old social media account featuring incendiary posts.
- On police funding, Hong backed off prior calls to defund departments, stating 'the governor cannot defund police, and I'm not here to govern by slogan.' Barnes and Crowley aligned in rejecting budget cuts.
- The Democratic primary winner will face Republican U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany in November; despite party concerns about front-runner Francesca Hong's general election viability, no candidate attacked her, and she clarified her democratic socialism prioritizes working-class people.
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No attacks on Hong in only Democratic debate for governor
The five Democratic candidates running for Wisconsin governor avoided direct attacks in their only televised debate of the primary campaign, leaving frontrunner Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison) to defend her record in response to questions from the moderators about her past statements and affiliations over the course of the one-hour forum. Two WISN-TV reporters posed questions about electability, property tax relief, pledges to raise taxes on the…
Francesca Hong avoids attacks as Wisconsin Democrats meet for an amicable governor debate
The five Democratic candidates for governor in Wisconsin almost entirely refrained from lobbing attacks at one another during their only debate Tuesday night, even as the volatile race enters its final two weeks.
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidates face off in only debate before primary
Five Democratic candidates vying to become Wisconsin's next governor faced off in their one-and-only debate Tuesday, exactly two weeks before Election Day and on the same day in-person absentee voting began across the state.
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