Did Democratic Socialists Break the Polls in Wisconsin?

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. It happened again: On Tuesday, democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary by less than a point after polls showed her leading by double digits—just one week after far-left Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed won his Michigan primary by just under a point after polls showed him ahead by double digits. John McCormack is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was Washington correspondent at National Review and a senior writer at The Weekly Standard. When John is not reporting on politics and policy, he is probably enjoying life with his wife