Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Devin Remiker repeatedly dodged questions about Thanksgiving on Tuesday after state gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, reversed her statement about canceling the holiday.CNN host John Berman asked Remiker what his personal feelings were about Thanksgiving."I love Thanksgiving," Remiker said."I even host a Friendsgiving every year, so I basically do Thanksgiving twice.""I think Tom Tiffany is going to have a hard time at Thanksgiving this year after he's lost the governor‘s race, because those sweet potatoes he's looking at remind him of the spray tan of the president that cost him his election," he added.Berman then asked about how "annoying" it was to have to field questions about Thanksgiving "because Francesca Hong, the candidate who could win the Democratic primary for governor there, has made statements sort of against Thanksgiving and then reversed it.
But how much of a problem is this?"SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINEWisDems Chair Devin Remiker speaks on stage during the Wisconsin Democrats 2026 Convention on June 14, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin.Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to reporters after voting in the primary election on August 11, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin.
(Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for WisDems; Scott Olson/Getty Images)The Wisconsin Democratic Party chair claimed it was giving his party an opportunity to argue that Rep.Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., would make the holiday more expensive."I think it's great that we have so many opportunities to talk about how Tom Tiffany is going to make Thanksgiving more expensive for Wisconsinites by driving up the cost of the groceries that it costs to make it, the cost of the gas that it takes to drive to your family's place and gather under one roof to share in a great holiday.
So, as many times as I get to hammer that point, I'm more than happy to do it," Remike...