Primary polling faced intense scrutiny following major upsets in Michigan and Wisconsin Democratic primaries. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong by less than a percentage point despite trailing by 20 points in polls, echoing a similarly tight margin in Michigan’s Senate contest. Primary election polling is facing a harsh reckoning after … Read more
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the wide-open Wisconsin governor’s primary, according to Decision Desk HQ projections. The Democratic Primary Contest and Upsets The Democratic gubernatorial primary underwent several dramatic shifts before voters went to the ballot box. Crowley briefly dropped out of the race in July, explaining in a … Read more
Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor remained too close to call early Wednesday morning, with state Rep. Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley separated by only a few hundred votes, according to the NBC News Decision Desk. Early results showed both candidates receiving approximately 40% of the more than 700,000 votes cast, Wisconsin Watch … Read more
Wisconsin voters decide on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, whether to nominate democratic socialist state lawmaker Francesca Hong for governor in a chaotic primary. Hong leads polls and prediction markets, testing if progressive energy can win a battleground state where departing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers backs Milwaukee country executive David Crowley. Francesca Hong Rises to the … Read more
Voters across Wisconsin and Minnesota head to the polls on Tuesday, in high-stakes Democratic primaries that test the electoral strength of left-wing insurgents against traditional establishment candidates in key Midwestern swing states and Democratic strongholds. The latest battle over the direction of the Democratic Party shifts to the upper Midwest on Tuesday as nominating contests … Read more
Wisconsin Democrats face a high-stakes gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, as democratic socialist state lawmaker Francesca Hong leads a primary field against Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, testing party electability and ideological divisions across the battleground state. Four days ahead of the primary vote, the Democratic Party in Wisconsin finds itself grappling with deep internal friction … Read more