A DSA Candidate Lost a Messy Race for Wisconsin Governor

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:33:03 GMT

Following a chaotic race for Wisconsin governor, moderate Democrat David Crowley defeated progressive Francesca Hong on Tuesday night.  Although Hong held a convincing lead in many of Tuesday’s polls, she lost by about 4,000 votes—a narrow 0.5 percentage point. As someone presenting herself as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and without endorsements […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center-Left: Socialist fever breaks: Takeaways from Crowley's win — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Moderate Crowley narrowly beats democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin — www.axios.com
Center-Right: Crowley leads Hong with Wisconsin governor primary too close to call: 5 takeaways — thehill.com
Center: Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressives — www.rollcall.com
Right: *** Election Night Livewire *** Francesca Hong and the DSA March Towards Democratic Party Takeover — www.breitbart.com
Right: 78-year-old Democrat in office since the last millennium LOSES re-election bid to left-wing challenger — www.theblaze.com
Right: Here's the unfiltered truth about the 'moderate' who beat the America-hating socialist in Wisconsin — www.theblaze.com
Right: Democrat establishment strikes back as socialist candidate downed in battleground primary — www.foxnews.com

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