Wisconsin businesses say they 'dodged a bullet,' rejecting high taxes as democratic socialist lost primary

Wisconsin businesses "dodged a bullet" after democratic socialist candidate Francesca Hong lost the Democratic primary to a more moderate candidate, according to the CEO and president of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC)."My flip answer would be to open up a history book and learn how socialism has failed everywhere it's been tried, and it would fail here in Wisconsin as well.So from that perspective, we've dodged a bullet in the state of Wisconsin," Kurt Bauer, WMC president and CEO, told Fox News Digital.Bauer’s comments came after state Rep.

Hong fell short in her bid to capture the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin last month.DEMOCRAT ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK AS SOCIALIST CANDIDATE DOWNED IN BATTLEGROUND PRIMARYFormer gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong was favored in polls but lost the Democratic primary in Wisconsin.(Joshua Lott/Getty Images)The primary was closely watched as a high-stakes test of whether battleground Democrats favored the party's progressive wing or its establishment ahead of November's general election.Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), was defeated by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who topped her by a razor-thin margin after polling had shown her with a significant lead.WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC VOTERS CHALK SOCIALIST FRANCESCA HONG'S STUNNING LOSS UP TO ELECTABILITY CONCERNSCrowley was backed by retiring Democratic Gov.

Tony Evers, with both warning that nominating Hong could jeopardize Democratic control of the governor's mansion in November.Hong's positions and efforts to backtrack from past statements — including previous calls to abolish the U.S.Senate and criticizing Thanksgiving — became issues during the campaign in Wisconsin, a perennial swing state."The person who won the primary said himself that he basically has the same policy that she has.

So he might be a little bit better on some of the issues, but he still represents, ...