Francesca Hong aims to ride progressive wave in Wisconsin primary for governor
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Democratic socialist is frontrunner in four-way race to face Republican Tom Tiffany in test of anti-establishment mood

Francesca Hong is Democratic frontrunner in four-way primary race to lead the swing state, a test of anti-establishment sentiment

Wisconsin voters will decide on Tuesday whether to nominate a democratic socialist for the state’s highest office in the latest test of an anti-establishment wave among Democratic primary voters.

Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist state lawmaker, emerged as the frontrunner in a four-way race to succeed Tony Evers, the Democratic governor who is not seeking another term.

Evers threw his support behind David Crowley, the Milwaukee country executive. Crowley previously left the race, before reentering it on 18 July.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee endorsed Cooke, which angered some local Democrats who saw it as interfering in a primary.

    It 100% is interfering in a primary…

    And the reason neoliberals have to use the DCCC and DSCC to interfer in primaries now, is because they no longer control the DNC and can’t use that to rig down ballot primaries anymore.

    Neither organization has any power, they’re just making a lot of noise so people blame “the party” because the only chance a neoliberal has to be become president, is a corrupt DNC. And they don’t have that, so they need a DNC leadership changeover under any pretext.

    The DNC hasn’t endorsed anyone, this one isn’t going to endorse anyone in any primary, but I’m looking forward to them endorsing Hong the second she wins