Francesca Hong Said Thanksgiving Should Be Canceled. Can Wisconsin Voters Forgive Her?

“Cancel Thanksgiving,” she wrote. “VDay” brings out “the worst of humanity,” she mused. Francesca Hong’s old social media posts get a fresh look ahead of Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor.

Wisconsin’s leading Democratic gubernatorial contender on Wednesday reversed her support for canceling Thanksgiving, as she faces a steep path towards winning over more centrist voters in the race. Socialist Francesca Hong is viewed as the favorite to clinch the Democratic primary nomination on Aug. 11, though no polli

Socialist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong has a history of complaining about American holidays and traditions, expressing her many, many grievances on social media over the years.

Just when you thought the cast of wacky characters running for office in Democratic primaries couldn’t get any crazier.

The “how dare we say Merry Christmas” energy of 2026 has a name, and it’s Francesca Hong. The seethingly socialist Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate considers Christmas trees oppressive, Thanksgiving cancelable, Valentine’s Day a capitalist con, and fireworks an imposition on her personal peace. Give it time. She’ll be

A Wisconsin Socialist Democrat candidate for governor is facing renewed scrutiny after declining to directly answer whether she still believes Thanksgiving should be canceled over its historical ties to colonialism. Her latest comments are fueling fresh debate as old social media posts criticizing several major holiday

Wisconsin Gov. Candidate Hong Faces Backlash Over ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Comment—Even From Democrats  Forbes

Francesca Hong fielded questions about a deleted 2020 post calling to cancel Thanksgiving over colonialism and the pandemic during a CNN appearance.