Wisconsin Democrats choose David Crowley over Francesca Hong’s progressive vision

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Representative Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary after reentering the race just three weeks before election day with support from outgoing Governor Tony Evers. Crowley, a center-left Democrat who focused on economic issues and his personal experience with childhood homelessness, edged out Hong, a democratic socialist whose previous controversial social media posts about defunding police became a campaign liability. Evers had recruited Crowley back into the race specifically to prevent Hong from winning, arguing she would be too vulnerable against Republican nominee Tom Tiffany in the general election.