Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this month, but some of the progressive policies that define the party’s far-left flank may not have disappeared with her campaign entirely.David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive who defeated Hong after being cast as the more moderate choice, has overseen racial-equity budgeting, expanded the county’s equity bureaucracy and urged the Wisconsin attorney general to sue fossil fuel companies for environmental-related damages.Meanwhile, Crowley has also shared ground with Hong on taxing millionaires and ambitious carbon-neutrality goals."Milwaukee County is known for it's beer and brats, but unfortunately it's also the epicenter of David Crowley's budgetary boondoggles.
Under Crowley's failed leadership, residents received their largest property tax hike in 15 years, paid higher sales taxes for everyday purchases, and saw millions of their hard-earned tax dollars set up to finance Crowley's Green New Deal 'Net Zero' scam for the county," Wisconsin native and Republican consultant Mark Bednar told Fox News Digital. "In an era where voters are increasingly focused on the economy and their pocketbooks, Wisconsinites should ask themselves, do they really want to expand Crowley's gross mismanagement and liberal priorities to the whole state?" He continued."I'm guessing a big Wisconsin 'heck no.'"WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC VOTERS CHALK SOCIALIST FRANCESCA HONG'S STUNNING LOSS UP TO ELECTABILITY CONCERNSDemocratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley greets supporters at a campaign rally on August 10, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Crowley is polling second behind front-runner Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary, which takes place tomorrow.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)In a recent campaign ad, Crowley touted a record of "getting things done" and "practical bipartisan solutions," while Wisconsin Public Radio described him during the primary as a "mainstream Democr...