DSA darling Francesca Hong doesnt just want to cancel Thanksgiving all her nuttiest takes ahead of pivotal Wisconsin primary

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Socialists of America are setting their sights on Wisconsin after having won critical federal, statewide and local contests over the past year, even as their chosen candidate for governor, Francesca Hong, backtracks from a history of controversial social media posts.Hong, a state rep who is backed by several DSA chapters, is the frontrunner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the Badger State, leading opponent David Crowley, Milwaukee County’s executive, by double-digits in most surveys, according to the RealClearPolitics aggregator.That could make her the latest self-described Democratic socialist to succeed in high-profile contest, following the election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the primary victories of DSA-aligned candidates in the Big Apple, Maine and Colorado, among others.While not DSA-backed, Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed beat out a moderate candidate and his victory was cheered by Democratic socialists Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).Still, Hong’s history of far-left views on policing, immigration, taxation and even Thanksgiving could come back to haunt her as voters choose whether to back her in the Tuesday primary — or the Nov.3 general election — according to critics within the Democratic Party.Former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton recently said that Republican messaging around “communist, socialist” candidates was “going to be a very effective attack” in the upcoming 2026 midterms.Here’s some of the more radicals statements Hong has made.“I support defunding the police as a first step towards abolishing the police,” wrote Hong in an Aug.

24, 2020, post on Twitter, now X.At the time, she was campaigning for her first term in the Wisconsin state assembly and reacting to news of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a young black man who was shot by Kenosha cops during an armed struggle.Months later, H...