MADISON, Wis — The left wing suffered a high-profile setback on Tuesday at the hands of the center-left establishment in their ongoing battle for the ideological future of the party.Seven days after far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged out more moderate Rep.Haley Stevens in battleground Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, state Rep.
Francesca Hong on Tuesday was upset in her bid to capture the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin, another crucial swing state.Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison, Wisconsin and a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, was defeated by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Associated Press reports.CONTROVERSIAL SOCIALIST CHEF FLIP-FLOPS ON ABOLISH THE POLICE, SAYS SHE’S ‘SERIOUS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY’Republican Rep.Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a campaign event in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026.
(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)Crowley will face off in the general election against likely Republican nominee Rep.Tom Tiffany, a hard-right House Freedom Caucus member who is backed by President Donald Trump.
The race is considered a top flip opportunity for the GOP.Crowley was heavily backed by retiring Democratic Gov.Tony Evers, with both warning that a Hong primary victory could jeopardize Democratic control of the governor's office.The governor's race in Wisconsin opened after Evers announced he would not seek a third term.
With Evers stepping aside, the race offered Democrats their first opportunity in 16 years to choose a nominee without an incumbent governor on the ballot.The primary was closely watched as an early test of whether Wisconsin Democrats favored the party's progressive wing or its establishment, with the winner advancing to a high-stakes general election in one of the nation's premier battleground states.Hong, a 37-year-old former chef and single mother, was backed by top nationally known progressives, including Reps.Ilhan Omar of...