DAILYCALLER (Ashley Brasfield) - Dem Governor Candidate Promised Tax Hikes Would Save His County — Here’s What Locals Got Instead
Ultimately dedicated to the county’s longstanding pension obligations.
AXIOS (Neal Rothschild) - Synthetic everything is warping America
A shadowy polling firm confessed this week to faking survey results in two marquee races — then claimed the entire operation was a "short-term social experiment" on misinformation. Why it matters: An AI-enabled flood of synthetic and outright fabricated content is wreaking havoc on reality, poisoning the signals people rely on to understand politics, business and culture. Catch up quick: Median Strategies, a previously unknown polling outfit with little public footprint, surfaced this summer with two blockbuster surveys that were quickly absorbed into the political conversation. - In Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, Median's fake poll showed democratic socialist Francesca Hong leading Milwaukee County Executive David…
AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - Data center uproar scrambles the midterm election
A new populist fever is coursing through the midterms, forcing campaigns to retreat and recalibrate as they confront a groundswell of hostility toward AI data centers. Why it matters: Grassroots pressure is breaking the bipartisan consensus that enabled America's AI buildout. Candidates in both parties are now racing to distance themselves from projects their own leaders spent years courting. The big picture: What started as scattered, localized NIMBYism is scaling into a national cross-partisan movement that could slow America's race for AI supremacy. - In Ohio, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has spent millions on a summer ad campaign branding Republican Sen. Jon Husted as "the face of data centers," weaponizing Husted's years of…
THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - Pollster That Put Francesca Hong, Karen Bass In Lead Admits It’s A Fake Firm
Francesca Hong, the failed communist candidate in the Wyoming gubernatorial primary race, was supposed to shellac David Crowley. After all, she had a 23-point lead over her opponent, according to data from Median Strategies. But it turns out Median Strategies was a fake polling company that just wanted to run a “social experiment” and observe […]
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Crowley leads Tiffany by 4 points in Wisconsin's race for governor, new head-to-head poll shows
The poll found that among all respondents, 48% said they would vote for Crowley, while 44% said their support is going for Tiffany.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Why the polls overestimated progressives Francesca Hong, Abdul El-Sayed
The limits of primary polling are under a hot spotlight after two consecutive surprise results in closely contested Democratic primaries. On Tuesday in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist who had led Crowley by more than 20 points in the final update to the Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) polling average. It was a huge upset that left poll watchers doing a double take. Read More: https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6026753-primary-polls-questions-michigan-wisconsin-upsets/ #elections #michigan #wisconsin #polls #politics
AI:The mainstream media's obsession with progressive hype has collided head-on with reality. In Wisconsin, the radical socialist agenda hit a massive wall when Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset against Francesca Hong, despite polls showing Hong holding a commanding 20-point lead. This isn't just a polling error; it is a systemic failure of the leftist media apparatus to capture the actual mood of the electorate. While outlets like The Hill attempt to frame this as mere "polling limits," the truth is that the establishment consensus regarding progressive momentum is being dismantled by voters who are refusing to buy into the manufactured narratives pushed by the radical left.Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - ‘Not a dime’s worth of difference’ between Crowley, Hong: Tom Tiffany | Wake Up America
Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany joined “Wake Up America” and discussed major policy differences with his Democrat opponent David Crowley, questioned Crowley’s leadership record and outlined his own core campaign platform.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Emotional breakdown brings Lindsay Clancy trial to halt
"CUOMO" begins with the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. Establishment-backed candidate David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary against Democratic Socialist candidate Francesca Hong, winning by less than 1%. Does the loss blunt the momentum from recent DSA wins in primary after primary? NewsNation Politics Editor and anchor of “The Hill Sunday” Chris Stirewalt breaks down the races before “The Aggressive Progressive" podcast host Chris Hahn debates former Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. The Lindsay Clancy trial came to a stunning halt Wednesday when the Massachusetts mother, who admitted she strangled her three young children to death, broke down during testimony about her…
AI:The Democratic establishment secured a narrow victory in a pivotal primary battle as David Crowley defeated Democratic Socialist candidate Francesca Hong by less than one percent. This result serves as a significant setback for the DSA, potentially stalling their recent momentum across various primary contests and exposing deep fractures within the party's ideological factions. Meanwhile, in a courtroom filled with unimaginable horror, the Lindsay Clancy trial reached a standstill after the defendant suffered an emotional breakdown during autopsy testimony regarding her three children.Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Democratic establishment wins Wisconsin, but progressive wave continues to sweep US
The Democratic establishment strikes back in the Midwest. Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong narrowly lost the primary for Wisconsin governor to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. But in Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a progressive, beat moderate Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the Senate primary. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who narrowly lost her own Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, discusses the Democratic divide. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
DAILYCALLER (Ashley Brasfield) - Data Center Diehard Making Trouble For Wisconsin Democrats
A particularly consequential issue
AI:The internal civil war within the Wisconsin Democratic Party is reaching a fever pitch as radical diehards like Francesca Hong attempt to sabotage their own party's stability. While the establishment tries to maintain a facade of unity, these fringe activists are weaponizing the data center debate to stoke chaos and push an extreme agenda that ignores economic reality. This isn't just a minor disagreement; it is a targeted disruption by ideological extremists who would rather see Wisconsin descend into political paralysis than allow for necessary technological infrastructure development. As we have seen from recent progressive surges in other Midwest states, these radicals are systematically hijacking the Democratic platform to serve a…Open