Wisconsin Dem socialist governor hopeful dodges whether she still wants to ‘abolish police’

Francesca Hong's campaign said her values on police and prison abolition haven't changed, even as she pledged to preserve law enforcement funding.

Wisconsinites have a high-stakes decision to make in the Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 11: whether or not to elect the first socialist governor in the state’s history, Francesca Hong. A Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and college dropout who, before she was elected to the state legislature in

A Democratic Socialist Bartender Rattles Party Elite in Run for Wisconsin Governor  WSJ

Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist can win in the swing state’s general election

Another far-Left socialist bartender running for governor in the American heartland is giving Democrats a fresh headache as the party reels from deep ideological divisions and mounting financial woes. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is leading the crowded field

Democrats must decide what brand to put forward: an establishment name or a candidate on the left who has garnered excitement.