MADISON, WI — Local wife Tamara Dotson gently informed her husband this week that he couldn't have any more Lego sets until he finished building the ones he had.
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 […]
State of the Union: The win is a major victory for establishment Democrats over the surging DSA-aligned left flank. The post Major Upset in WI Dem Governor Primary as Crowley Beats Hong appeared first on The American Conservative .
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated the Democratic Socialists of America candidate Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday. The startling upset victory sets up a November contest against the Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany. Crowley received 39.8 percent of the vote to Hong’s 39.4 percent, a margin of slightly more than 3,000 votes. The outcome remained in doubt until Wednesday, after the nearly 30,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee went uncounted as a result of what poll workers described as “human error.” Hong, a state representative and former restaurant owner from Madison, had an overwhelming lead in pre-election polls. Crowley briefly withdrew from the race on July 8, stating…Open
AI:Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley secured a narrow victory over Democratic Socialists of America candidate Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating her by a margin of just over 3,000 votes. The upset result contradicts pre-election polling that had placed Hong as the overwhelming favorite and was complicated by uncounted absentee ballots in Milwaukee due to human error. Crowley, who resumed his campaign after receiving an endorsement from outgoing Governor Tony Evers, now faces Republican Representative Tom Tiffany, who secured the GOP nomination with President Donald Trump's endorsement. The outcome serves as a significant victory for Democratic establishment figures against the radical…Open
After Hong conceded the race, her campaign manager Beckey Cooper said she was "proud of the race we ran."
David Crowley is the Milwaukee County Executive and could become the state's first Black governor. He narrowly defeated Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist who drew enthusiastic support.
The Democratic frontrunner for Wisconsin governor once hosted a six-course dinner "inspired by menstruation" and tweeted that Americans should "Cancel Thanksgiving", a record now shadowing her primary campaign. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, held what she called a "Feast of the Feminine" at her downtown Madison […] The post Wisconsin gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong once hosted a menstruation-themed dinner — and called Thanksgiving a 'colonizer holiday' appeared first on American Almanac .
The Democratic frontrunner for Wisconsin governor once hosted a six-course dinner "inspired by menstruation" and tweeted that Americans should "Cancel Thanksgiving", a record now shadowing her primary campaign. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, held what she called a "Feast of the Feminine" at her downtown Madison restaurant in October 2019. The event, advertised on Eventbrite as a "celebration of menstruation with conversation and dinner," drew 17 attendees to Morris Ramen, the restaurant Hong co-owned with her ex-husband Matt Morris from 2016 until it closed in 2024. The menu featured soondae, a Korean blood sausage. The Washington Free Beacon reported that the dinner…Open
For over a century, Madison Paper Industries was a small Maine town’s economic engine. A new owner moved in, but uncertainty persists.
A network of openly communist, socialist, and left-wing activist organizations mobilized supporters from across the country to fuel weeks of protests, street fires, and clashes with police in Madison, Wisconsin, following the fatal shooting of a homeless man by officers, and at least one key group behind the unrest collects millions in taxpayer money. Madison […] The post Socialist and communist groups organized Madison protests after fatal police shooting of Corey Ruiz appeared first on American Almanac .
A network of openly communist, socialist, and left-wing activist organizations mobilized supporters from across the country to fuel weeks of protests, street fires, and clashes with police in Madison, Wisconsin, following the fatal shooting of a homeless man by officers, and at least one key group behind the unrest collects millions in taxpayer money. Madison police officers fatally shot Corey Ruiz on July 22 after responding to reports of theft. Officers said Ruiz fled on a bicycle, was caught, pulled a knife, and injured one officer during a struggle before another officer shot him. Within hours, a coalition of activist groups, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Madison chapter, Freedom Inc., and the Freedom Road…Open
On Tuesday's "Greg Kelly Reports," Greg talked about a shooting that happened in Madison, WI.