What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis

A fairly overtly radical socialist winning around 40% in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party establishment has hit its first serious bump in the road in Wisconsin. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong entered Tuesday up by big margins in the polls, the huge betting favorite. She left it just a few thousand votes short of the Democratic nomination. What happened, and how, offers extremely important lessons for both the left…