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Wisconsin democratic socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong is refusing to dish out a straight answer after getting caught trying to carve up one of America’s most beloved holidays.
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In an appearance on CNN, Hong dodged the question when host Kaitlin Collins pressed her on a deleted 2020 social media post where the leftist politician declared that Americans &#8220;should cancel Thanksgiving&#8221; and claimed the nation &#8220;should have done this in 1621.&#8221;
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Instead of giving a simple yes or no on whether she still wants to ax Turkey Day, Hong offered up a scrambled word salad about her history as a chef. She served up platitudes about &#8220;bringing folks around the table&#8221; while simultaneously validating Left-wing grievances, claiming the holiday is &#8220;incredibly painful for many people in our communities&#8221; and noting that &#8220;views can evolve.&#8221;
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Hong also dodged the question when asked about her prior statement that prison should be abolished. Collins asked, &#8220;You said you don&#8217;t support abolishing prisons. Do you still hold the view that you laid out in May, which was that in a perfect world it would be a world without prisons?&#8221;
&#8220;I think talking about what may be aspirational and then understanding the role of the governor, what they can and cannot do, and what is implementable right now,&#8221; Hong answered. &#8220;These are different conversations.&#8221;
Hong&#8217;s fence-sitting dodge regarding Thanksgiving comes straight out of the modern leftist playbook, as Left-wing activists and media outlets have spent years trying to ruin the holiday for hard-working Americans. Rather than celebrating family and gratitude, the radical Left has consistently rebranded Thanksgiving as a monument to colonial oppression and violence.
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Mainstream media outlets have repeatedly joined the anti-Thanksgiving choir. Headlines in Time Magazine <a href="https://time.com/5457183/thanksgiving-native-american-holiday/">explicitly branded</a> the holiday a &#8220;harmful lie,&#8221; while The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/23/violence-root-our-thanksgiving-myth-has-been-hemispheric/">ran pieces</a> smearing the nation&#8217;s traditional gathering by highlighting &#8220;hemispheric&#8221; violence at the root of the &#8220;myth.&#8221; Leftist publication The Nation joined the fray by <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/thanksgiving-debate/">insisting</a> the feast&#8217;s history is intertwined with colonial aggression, arguing that the holiday must be &#8220;decolonized.&#8221;
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Meanwhile, far-Left outlets like the World Socialist Website have <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/27/uynt-n27.html">trashed</a> the annual feast as a bitter symbol of economic inequality and capitalist rot. Activists have even taken to Change.org to <a href="https://www.change.org/p/end-the-wall-street-journal-s-thanksgiving-insult-to-native-americans">demand</a> major newspapers stop publishing historical Pilgrim accounts, labeling them inherently racist, while radical voices across social media continue to lecture families that serving a turkey honors historical oppression.
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Hong&#8217;s refusal to disavow her past comments shows just how deeply these radical anti-American talking points have taken root among leftist politicians.
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Gubernatorial Candidate Francesca Hong Holds A Campaign Rally In Milwaukee

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The frontrunner to be the Democratic Party&#8217;s nominee for governor in Wisconsin appeared alongside a radical leftist streamer who has argued that America &#8220;deserved&#8221; 9/11 and called for a Republican senator to be killed. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-says-culvers-trip-gave-her-anxiety-attack-over-white-people">Francesca Hong</a>, who has called for the police to be abolished, campaigned alongside Hasan Piker and leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) during a rally in Milwaukee on Sunday. During the rally, Piker claimed that no Republican would ever be elected in Wisconsin ever again after the far-Left accomplished its goals. 
&#8220;The good people of Wisconsin always knew that this wasn&#8217;t about scary ideas, and it was just about a working-class movement that wanted to help out one another,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/02/francesca-hong-rallies-with-ilhan-omar-hasan-piker-ahead-of-wisconsin-2026-primary-election/91140253007/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z115249p116350l004450c116350e1104xxv115249d--44--b--44--&amp;gca-ft=87&amp;gca-ds=sophi">said</a>. &#8220;A Republican will never be elected in this state ever again, once our movement is done.&#8221;
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Thank you <a href="https://x.com/hasanthehun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hasanthehun</a> and <a href="https://x.com/IlhanMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IlhanMN</a>! <a href="https://t.co/ArHYcPR3rs">pic.twitter.com/ArHYcPR3rs</a>
— Francesca Hong For Governor (@FrancescaHongWI) <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/2083973366159986769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Piker, who has millions of followers across his social media, previously said that America “deserved” 9/11, argued that “you would kill [Florida GOP Senator] Rick Scott” if “you cared about Medicaid fraud,” and called for the streets to “soak” in “red capitalist blood.” 
Hong, backed by local Democratic Socialists of America chapters in Madison and Milwaukee, has a commanding two-digit lead in the Democratic primary, according to polling from Marquette Law School. Hong has also called to abolish the Senate, and her platform includes restoring voting rights to felons, legalizing marijuana, and opening government-funded grocery stores.  
Her rise has concerned some establishment Democrats in the state who worry her far-Left views could alienate general election voters. 
Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Tom Tiffany criticized Hong for appearing alongside Piker. 
“Francesca Hong choosing to campaign with individuals who said America ‘deserved 9/11,’ called communism the ‘honorable end goal,’ and believe capitalists should be killed is certainly a choice,” his campaign said in a statement. 
Hong <a href="https://x.com/mattsmith_news/status/2084059211151941932">defended</a> her choice to appear alongside Piker, claiming that she was running to represent a broad coalition.
&#8220;It would be a risk not to try to build the broadest coalition possible,” she said. “I think that one of the reasons we see Republicans or the Right attack leaders, like Representative [Omar] and Hasan, is because they know that they&#8217;re losing, that the people are powerful and want the issues that they fight for.”
She previously <a href="https://www.wpr.org/news/francesca-hong-hasan-piker-livestreams-antisemitism-governors-race-wisconsin">appeared</a> on Piker&#8217;s stream to raise money for her campaign. That appearance earned a condemnation from Democratic rival and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
“I am open to all reasonable, pragmatic conversations about how to move our state forward, but Hasan Piker’s statements are beyond the pale and I would not appear with him if invited,” he said. “This race isn’t about who can generate the most viewers on their livestream by making outrageous and offensive statements.”
The Wisconsin primary is set for August 11.

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The Democrat frontrunner for Wisconsin governor faced renewed criticism on Friday after social media users resurfaced a 2019 post in which she said she nearly had an &#8220;anxiety attack&#8221; because there were too many &#8220;old white people&#8221; at a Culver&#8217;s restaurant. 
Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin state representative backed by multiple Democratic Socialists of America chapters, became the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination Thursday after former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-surprise-exit-leaves-wisconsin-democrats-with-a-dsa-frontrunner">dropped out</a> of the race.
“I ate two bites of my kid&#8217;s cheeseburger at a Culver&#8217;s in black river falls (sic) and told him they ran out of ice cream. Mostly just wanted to leave bc I was on the verge of a anxiety attack&#8230;to [sic] many old white people who didn&#8217;t think we spoke english,” Hong posted on X. 
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I ate two bites of my kid&#8217;s cheeseburger at a Culver&#8217;s in black river falls and told him they ran out of ice cream. Mostly just wanted to leave bc I was on the verge of a anxiety attack&#8230;to many old white people who didn&#8217;t think we spoke english
— Francesca Hong For Governor (@FrancescaHongWI) <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1146100682589691905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Recent Marquette Law School <a href="https://law.marquette.edu/poll/2026/07/29/marquette-law-poll-finds-expanded-support-for-hong-in-democratic-primary-barnes-sits-second-and-crowley-third/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling</a> found Hong with a commanding double-digit lead ahead of next month&#8217;s Democratic primary, raising concerns among some establishment Democrats that her left-wing positions could alienate voters in the general election. 
Hong’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on her comments. In a Wednesday <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/2082837349323464891?s=20">post</a> on X, Hong lamented that “folks are digging up old tweets in an attempt to shift the narrative in this race.&#8221;
“Here’s a Democrat gubernatorial candidate complaining about how she nearly had an ‘anxiety attack’ because there were too many ‘white people’ at a restaurant,” said Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX). “Nothing unifies the Democrat Party more than vitriolic racial animus against white people. It’s evil and indefensible.”
Hong, who is backed by DSA chapters in Madison and Milwaukee and endorsed by leftist Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), has also drawn attention for past <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1488133196025843718">statements</a> about policing and race. In 2021, she <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1446599006872801282">wrote</a>, “Police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can&#8217;t be an option.&#8221;
Hong has also advocated abolishing ICE, imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers, creating government-owned grocery stores, restoring voting rights to felons,  and legalizing marijuana. She has also previously advocated for abolishing the U.S. Senate. 
The Wisconsin Democrats will choose their nominee in the August 11 primary. Some state Democrats, including Gov. Tony Evers, are backing Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.

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Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes abruptly dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor Thursday, minutes after reports surfaced that party officials were bracing for a damaging media story about him.
“Last night I had a very difficult conversation with staff,” Barnes <a href="https://x.com/TheOtherMandela/status/2082894497839468849">said in a social media video</a>. “We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message. But it’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
Politico reported Thursday that Wisconsin Democratic officials were expecting negative media coverage involving Barnes. Minutes later, Barnes announced he was suspending his campaign.
Republican political consultant Ryan Girdusky <a href="https://x.com/RyanGirdusky/status/2082897705769066937?s=20">responded</a> to the announcement by posting: “Woah…. They’re really trying to wrestle this away from Francesca Hong.” 
Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has emerged as the frontrunner in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, a race Republicans believe presents an opportunity to flip the governor&#8217;s mansion. 
Often compared to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Hong has campaigned on a <a href="https://francescahong.com/policy/">Left-wing platform</a> that includes abolishing ICE, imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers, creating government-owned grocery stores, and expanding government-funded childcare and paid family leave.
Hong also supports legalizing marijuana to fund high-speed broadband, creating a state-run development bank, establishing a 32-hour workweek without reducing pay, restoring voting rights to felons, and dramatically reducing the role of prisons and police, as The Daily Wire previously reported.
Hong&#8217;s rise has sparked concern from some establishment Democrats, who worry that nominating a Democratic socialist in a state President Donald Trump carried could improve Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany&#8217;s chances in the general election.  
<a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/democratic-primary/2026/wisconsin">Recent polling</a> shows Hong holding a double-digit lead over established Democrats, including <a href="https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/Newsroom/About_Mandela.aspx">Barnes</a> and Milwaukee County Executive <a href="https://www.crowleyforwi.com/">David Crowley.</a> Crowley briefly suspended his campaign before reviving it two weeks later with the backing of outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. 
Asked about Barnes&#8217; surprise exit, Evers said he had learned of it only moments earlier. 
&#8220;I heard it about 30 seconds ago. Yeah, surprised,&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/mattsmith_news/status/2082899728824508858?s=20">told</a> a local reporter before reaffirming his backing of Crowley. &#8220;He&#8217;s the best candidate running, even if Mandela was in.&#8221;
Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic primary is set for August 11. The contest is expected to test the strength of Democratic socialist candidates in the industrial Midwest following a string of recent victories in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver. 
<a href="https://polymarket.com/event/wisconsin-governor-democratic-primary-winner">Prediction markets</a> overwhelmingly favor Hong to win the primary.

Democratic Senate Candidate Mandela Barnes Campaigns In Milwaukee

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Leftist agitators set up a “lawless” zone in Madison, Wisconsin, to protest the fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding felon, prompting local residents to lash out at city officials for not doing anything to restore order to the streets. 
Multiple blocks of a Madison neighborhood are blocked by barricades of wooden pallets, trash cans, and boards with nails sticking out of them to protest the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-how-police-react-as-screaming-protester-takes-over-briefing-on-fatal-shooting?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Watch+How+Police+React+As+Screaming+Protester+Takes+Over+Briefing+On+Fatal+Shooting">shooting</a> of Corey Ruiz, a man with an extensive criminal history. Tents were also set up in the zone by activists, and the homeless population has moved into the zone as city officials ignore calls from locals to clear the area. 
The city is even helping the agitators, bringing in portable toilets, trash cans, and even parked trucks to block off intersections, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/29/madisons-corey-ruiz-protest-encampment-draws-frustration-as-it-persists/91084501007/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z11xx48p004950n11----l116550c11----u003548e1124xxv11xx48&amp;gca-ft=282&amp;gca-ds=sophi">reported</a>. 
“As a resident trapped in the protest zone, I feel the protest turned into a very disrespectful occupation focused on punishing Willy Street for the incident,” one local <a href="https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/07/28/madison-memorial-blocks-williamson-street-businesses-residents-nearly-week/">told</a> WMTV. “It is now a lawless zone and homeless encampment barricaded on all four sides with groups blocking local residences and businesses from surviving.”
The neighborhood has been plagued by people urinating in the streets, drinking, loud fights, and agitators stealing trash cans for their blockade. One sign put up in the zone reads, &#8220;There’s more of us than them. We must revolt.” 
“I feel like we are suffering and we shouldn’t be. Like [protesters] are claiming that they’re supporting the community by being down here, but they’re actually harming the community by shutting down major businesses on this stretch,” Jeff Schmidt, the co-owner of the Weary Traveler restaurant, told the Sentinel. 
The city of Madison did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire, but Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway&#8217;s office previously said officials were “exploring many avenues to reach a successful resolution without further heightening tensions and causing more harm to impacted community members, including protesters.”
&#8220;A number of different City agencies are working to meet the needs of the neighborhood to the best of their ability,” she told the Sentinel. “We ask that everyone extend grace to each other in this difficult time.”
The unrest stems from an incident last week in which police say Ruiz pulled a knife on them. Ruiz had dozens of criminal convictions, including for robbery by force, strangulation, drug possession, vehicle theft and battery of a public safety worker, resisting law enforcement, and drug paraphernalia.
Other residents told the outlet that they are “very much upset with Madison leadership,” that the area is in a “state of fight-or-flight,” and that they described the situation as “extremely stressful.” 
Sentinel reporter Laura Schulte posted photos and videos from what she said people are calling the “Corey Ruiz Autonomous Zone.” 
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During the height of the widespread rioting following the death of George Floyd, leftist agitators set up the so-called “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” in Seattle that quickly turned into a violent drug den.

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Ex-football star Tony Romo struggled to understand officers&#8217; instructions during a field sobriety test and refused to take a breathalyzer test, body cam footage released Tuesday by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office shows.
Romo, who is now the NFL on CBS lead game analyst, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-cowboys-qb-tony-romo-arrested">arrested</a> last week and charged with his first offense of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) — Wisconsin’s term for a DUI. He was stopped by an officer while driving on southbound Interstate 43 on a bridge and was subsequently taken to jail. He has since been released.
Bodycam footage from the arrest shows a female deputy with the Milwaukee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office stopping Romo for unsafe passing on the right, deviation on the road, and crossing the gore, the triangular safety zone splitting the highway and an entrance ramp.
When the deputy asked Romo where he was from, he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bodycam-shows-tony-romo-arguing-officer-before-refusing-breath-test-during-dui-arrest">replied</a>, “Well, I live in Dallas, so I came to visit grandma and grandpa’s so we’re here. I played in the golf tournament of the Wisconsin Amateur Championship.” 

The deputy asked Romo, “How many drinks have you had?” to which he responded, “Zero.”
The officer then asked if Romo could undergo a field sobriety test.
“I’m gonna call my lawyer and I&#8217;m gonna see if it’s offensible [sic],” Romo said.
“Okay, step out of the vehicle,” she replied.
“I’m still allowed to call my lawyer, right?” Romo asked.
“You’re not,” the deputy said.
Romo stayed in the car as he looked down at his phone. 
“I’m gonna give him an additional ten seconds — he’s not stepping out of the vehicle,” the officer said into her walkie-talkie.
“I&#8217;ll do it. I&#8217;m just saying I&#8217;m not allowed to call my lawyer?” Romo interrupted as he finally stepped out of the car. The deputy stated that Romo was pending an OWI investigation.
&#8220;Because I&#8217;m coming from a golf course, you think I&#8217;m drunk?&#8221; Romo asked.
The deputy told Romo to step in front of the squad car and patted him down for weapons. She then told Romo to put his hands behind his back.
“I thought you’re taking me through [a field sobriety test],” Romo answered.
“So as of right now, we’re on a [uneven] ground, we’re on a bridge. I want to convey you somewhere that’s going to be an even surface free of debris,” she replied.
The officer cuffed Romo and put him in the back of the car. When asked if he was in the vehicle, the 6-foot-2-inch Romo replied, &#8220;I&#8217;m in, uncomfortably, yes.”
“Yeah, you&#8217;re a taller fellow,” the deputy said.
More body cam footage <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/28/tony-romo-owi-arrest-body-cam/">obtained</a> by TMZ shows the female officer with three other deputies in a parking lot with Romo doing field sobriety tests. Romo struggled to understand the instructions on how to do nine heel-to-toe steps, at one point going on all fours to stretch out.
“Sorry guys, two back surgeries — it does hurt me,” Romo said.
He was then asked to stand on one foot for 30 seconds. After 20 seconds, he fell off balance and said, “I know that was at least eight or nine seconds.” 
The deputy then asked Romo if he would be willing to go through a preliminary breath test. He responded, “Oh no, we’re not doing that. I’ve already heard from all the lawyers, ‘Don’t ever do that.’”
The officer <a href="https://people.com/tony-romo-bodycam-footage-arrest-alleged-owi-12029103">told</a> Romo that he had “red, glassy eyes” and an “odor of an intoxicating alcoholic beverage from your back.” She and other officers reported finding “a few shooters” in Romo’s backpack, which he denies drinking.
Romo <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-add-twist-to-tony-romo-arrest">retired</a> from the NFL following the 2016 season after spending his entire 13-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, where he remains the franchise’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns with 248. Since joining CBS Sports in 2017, he has become one of the network’s top NFL analysts and signed a reported 10-year, $180 million contract extension in 2020.

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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 in Wisconsin&#8217;s Democratic gubernatorial primary in a race Republicans see as ripe for a flip.
In the mold of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the state representative&#8217;s <a href="https://francescahong.com/policy/">Left-wing platform</a> calls for a sweeping expansion of government into everyday life, including abolishing ICE, imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers, creating government-owned grocery stores, and providing universal childcare and paid leave for all.
Hong also supports legalizing marijuana to fund high-speed broadband and backs a state-run development bank, a 32-hour workweek with no reduction in pay, restoring voting rights to felons, and dramatically reducing the role of prisons and police, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/a-democratic-socialist-bartender-rattles-party-elite-in-run-for-wisconsin-governor-3fe159c0">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
“It&#8217;s so stressful to get by these days, and I know a lot about stress. I work in restaurants,” Hong said in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMPU_oRquM8&amp;t=1s">campaign launch video</a>. “I&#8217;m a service worker, community organizer, and a mom. I work for a living, always have, still do.” 
“The system is rigged. I&#8217;m running for governor to fix it. For years, we&#8217;ve been told that doing better is impossible. Well, let me tell you, that&#8217;s bullsh*t,” she added. 
Hong also <a href="https://x.com/FrancescaHongWI/status/1360704499883536385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">called</a> for abolishing the U.S. Senate in a February 2021 social media post. In a statement to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/dsa-co-chair-mocked-proudly-confirming-socialists-want-abolish-senate-national-borders-prisons">Fox News</a>, Hong&#8217;s campaign denied that she had ever called for eliminating the upper chamber: &#8220;Rep. Hong has never called for abolishing the U.S. Senate. Tiffany cannot produce a single statement where she did, because it doesn&#8217;t exist.&#8221;
The leftist populist platform has resonated with much of the Wisconsin Democratic base, triggering a last-minute scramble among establishment leaders who fear that nominating a socialist in a state that President Trump won could hand the governor&#8217;s mansion to Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, the expected GOP nominee.
<a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/democratic-primary/2026/wisconsin">Recent polling</a> shows Hong with a double-digit lead over established politicians, including former <a href="https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/Newsroom/About_Mandela.aspx">Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes</a> and Milwaukee County Executive <a href="https://www.crowleyforwi.com/">David Crowley</a>, who suspended his gubernatorial bid before reviving it two weeks later with the backing of outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers. 
“The Republican Governors Association is bankrolling millions right now, not to attack a Democrat, but to boost one, because they&#8217;ve decided which Democratic nominee they can beat in November,” Crowley <a href="https://www.crowleyforwi.com/">said</a>, explaining his decision to get back into the race. 
“That is a five-alarm warning sign. We cannot let the GOP choose the Democratic nominee for governor of Wisconsin,” he added. 
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/wisconsin-democrat-david-crowley-dirt-mcgirk-twitter-rcna588646">NBC News</a> recently uncovered old social media posts linking Crowley to a pseudonymous X account called &#8220;Dirt McGirk,&#8221; which the outlet said featured racist, sexist, and homophobic posts between 2010 and 2014. Crowley insisted other people had access to the X burner account and condemned the derogatory posts. 
The August 11 primary will test the appeal of democratic socialists in the industrial Midwest, following a string of victories in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver. <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/wisconsin-governor-democratic-primary-winner">Prediction markets</a> overwhelmingly favor Hong to win the primary.  
A similar battle is playing out right next door in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, where Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens is working overtime to fend off a stronger-than-expected challenge from leftist Abdul El-Sayed, who is leading in most polls.
The contentious race took an unexpected turn when a black Farmington school board member backing Stevens urged El-Sayed to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-democrat-tells-muslim-senate-candidate-to-stop-speaking-arabic?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Black+Democrat+Tells+Muslim+Senate+Candidate+To+Stop+Speaking+Arabic">stop embracing</a> his Muslim identity on the campaign trail.
“The other candidate seems to be … doesn’t work a room. You have to know how to work the room. Don’t come out speaking only Arabic,” Angie Smith said at a Stevens campaign event. “Don’t come out with your Arabic music on. Represent everyone.”
“You know, I’m the mother of a lesbian. I’m Puerto Rican and Cherokee, with a grandfather that was a white man from Ireland. Represent us all. Don’t just represent one ethnicity or one race,” she added.
The Democratic Party&#8217;s heartburn, spilling out of deep-blue cities and into purple battleground states, comes as the cash-strapped DNC sinks <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flat-broke-dnc-meltdown-sparks-panic-on-the-left?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DNC+Chair+Has+Phone-Hurling+Tantrum+As+Party+Melts+Down+Over+Midterm+Cash">deeper into internal turmoil</a>.
DNC chairman Ken Martin is descending into fear and “a growing sense of paranoia” about his job security, The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flat-broke-dnc-meltdown-sparks-panic-on-the-left?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DNC+Chair+Has+Phone-Hurling+Tantrum+As+Party+Melts+Down+Over+Midterm+Cash">New York Times reported</a> on Sunday. The chairman — responsible for fundraising, party operations, and campaign infrastructure — is “relying on a vanishingly small circle of people he trusts.” 
And for good reason. 
Heading into the midterms, the financial gap between the parties is striking. President Trump has amassed a $400 million war chest, the RNC has another $130 million available, and the DNC is reportedly about $2 million in debt, according to The New York Times.
“This is not sustainable,” said MS NOW host Joe Scarborough. “Anyone who cares about the Democratic Party — including Ken Martin — would say ‘Enough.’ The DNC is flat broke. This must change now.”

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Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS analyst Tony Romo refused to submit to an intoxication test after his arrest last week for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to new court filings.
Court records first reported by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/sports/tony-romo-cited-for-refusing-intoxication-test-after-owi-arrest/">California Post</a> show Romo was cited for &#8220;refusing to take test for intoxication after arrest&#8221; during his July 23 arrest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-cowboys-qb-tony-romo-arrested">Authorities previously alleged</a> Romo was operating a vehicle while intoxicated after being stopped on southbound Interstate 43 following a round at the Wisconsin Amateur Championship golf tournament.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office arrest report, Romo performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests before being taken into custody, booked, and later released. The newly filed citation alleges Romo refused an intoxication test after arriving in custody. A copy of the citation has not yet been publicly released.
Milwaukee County District Attorney&#8217;s Office officials have said the case is being handled as a traffic violation rather than a criminal offense under Wisconsin law. Romo has not publicly commented on either the arrest or the newly disclosed allegation; neither has his attorney, Julius Kim. The 46-year-old is scheduled to appear in court on September 21.
The arrest also appears to have affected Romo&#8217;s golf schedule. Over the weekend, he withdrew from the upcoming M&amp;P Group Texas State Open, where he had been expected to compete.
Neither CBS nor the Milwaukee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has commented on the new filing.
Romo retired from the NFL following the 2016 season after spending his entire 13-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, where he remains the franchise&#8217;s all-time leader in passing touchdowns with 248. Since joining CBS Sports in 2017, he has become one of the network&#8217;s top NFL analysts and signed a reported 10-year, $180 million contract extension in 2020.
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Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee on Thursday night for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. 
Romo, who is now the NFL on CBS lead game analyst, was arrested after his first offense of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) — Wisconsin&#8217;s term for a DUI. Romo was stopped by officers while driving on southbound Interstate 43 on a bridge, and failed the field sobriety tests, Fox6 News <a href="https://www.fox6now.com/news/tony-romo-arrested-milwaukee-owi-1st-court-date-set">reported</a>. He has since been released.
Romo&#8217;s court date is scheduled for September 21.
Wisconsin usually lists the first-offense OWI as a civil charge that carries a fine from $150 to $300, and it is not a criminal charge, ABC&#8217;s Milwaukee affiliate WISN <a href="https://www.wisn.com/article/tony-romo-arrested-in-milwaukee-on-suspicion-of-dui/73256530">reported</a>.
Romo&#8217;s rise in the NFL was an underdog <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/tony-romo-s-stats-at-a-glance-where-does-he-rank-among-the-greats-430041">story</a>, going from an undrafted free agent to a star quarterback that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5209/tony-romo">broke</a> the Dallas Cowboys’ records for passing yards (34,183) and passing touchdowns (248). 
Romo was selected to the Pro Bowl four times and is now part of CBS’ lead NFL broadcast team. 
After retiring from playing football, Romo became CBS&#8217; lead game analyst, calling NFL games alongside Jim Nantz since 2017.
This is a breaking news story; stay with The Daily Wire for updates.

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Police in Wisconsin allowed a leftist agitator to hijack a press conference about an officer involved shooting and go on an unhinged rant against Zionism and colonialism while threatening to beat up other attendees. 
Self-described “community organizer” Carlos Lemar Dixon took over a Madison Police Department press conference on Thursday over the fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz to scream about imperialism. Ruiz, who had an extensive criminal history including 40 convictions, was shot Wednesday after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protesters-jump-on-race-narrative-after-video-captures-deadly-police-shooting?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Protesters+Jump+On+Race+Narrative+After+Video+Captures+Deadly+Police+Shooting">police say</a> he pulled a knife on them during a confrontation caught on video. 
As Madison Police Chief John Patterson gave an update about the shooting, Dixon started shouting and walked up to the podium as the police chief stepped aside.
“You&#8217;re gonna say the same thing you all say every time a black body gets shot down in this city. This is a corrupt city. That&#8217;s right. Have no fear, the anti-Zionist is here,” Dixon said. 
Patterson stood by passively for over 12 minutes as Dixon screamed about imperialism, called the police racist, and threatened to beat up someone in the crowd. He said he wanted to give “zero power to Zionists, zero power to capitalists, zero power to colonialism.” 
“What you are doing right now in this city is continuing the disgusting nature of colonialism, the disgusting nature of imperialism. Look up the definition of imperialism. It&#8217;s all within the policies, which means when these police officers come down on the street and they decide that they want to take the life of another brown body there is no oversight for that,” Dixon said. 
As police officials watched, Dixon said he wanted to know if “those pigs” were going to jail, referring to the officers involved in the shooting. Later, when someone in the crowd pushed back, he threatened, “I’ll beat your ass in front of the police.” 
A woman who accompanied Dixon and held a sign reading, “Corrupt cops deserve to die too!” screamed at another person in the crowd, “You’re acting like a f*cking c**n.” 
Dixon, an independent write-in candidate for Wisconsin governor, has a history of incendiary rhetoric. After he got in trouble in May for filming himself pulling out yard signs of Democratic candidates, he <a href="https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/wisconsin/candidate-films-himself-stealing-francesca-hong-ryan-clancy-signs/">said</a> “politician[s] should be grateful that all I want is yard signs and not their heads.”
Ruiz had 40 criminal convictions between 2009 and 2025 including for robbery by force, strangulation, drug possession, vehicle theft and battery of a public safety worker, resisting law enforcement, and drug paraphernalia, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/madison-wisconsin-police-shooting-corey-ruiz-rcna588925">according</a> to NBC News. 
Graphic footage of Ruiz being shot was captured by a bystander. The footage shows three Madison police officers wrestle a man in the street and try to detain him. A fourth officer jumped into the scuffle and drew her taser as an officer was heard yelling, “He’s got a knife, he’s got a knife!” as the suspect pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured one of the officers during the scuffle, Patterson said.
The shooting of the career criminal drew large protests in Madison as activists claimed police were racist and the shooting was not justified. A criminal homicide investigation was launched after the shooting.

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Protesters descended upon Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday after a video circulated on social media showing police as they shot and killed a black man who authorities say was armed with a knife and resisting arrest in the middle of a street.
On Wednesday evening and throughout the night, leftist protesters <a href="https://x.com/JTCestkowski/status/2080120130999095700">decried</a> &#8220;racist police.&#8221; Even mainstream Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley <a href="https://x.com/DavidCCrowley/status/2080073675001282940">said</a> he was &#8220;horrified by the reports &#8230; about a man who was shot and killed in the street by police officers.&#8221;
The video and the official account from authorities of the deadly incident tell a different story, however, and suggest that some leftists are once again jumping to a racial narrative while ignoring the details around the shooting.
The graphic <a href="https://x.com/WISN12News/status/2080093956612767765">video footage</a>, which was captured by a bystander, begins as three Madison police officers wrestle a man in the street and try to detain him. A fourth officer jumped into the scuffle and drew her taser as an officer was heard yelling, &#8220;He&#8217;s got a knife, he&#8217;s got a knife!&#8221; as the suspect pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured one of the officers during the scuffle, according to Madison Police Chief John Patterson in a <a href="https://www.wkow.com/news/crime/man-dies-after-madison-police-shooting-near-baldwin-and-williamson-streets/article_98f43f1f-cb53-435d-83c8-cbc82793f6cf.html">press briefing</a>.
The female officer then fired her taser at the suspect at least two times before he fell to the ground. The injured officer, who Patterson described as a veteran of the police force, drew his handgun and fired three shots after the suspect fell to the ground. The suspect, a black man believed to be in his 30s, later died at an area hospital after officers performed life-saving measures on him following the shooting.
Chief Patterson said that all four officers were placed on administrative leave as the department reviews the deadly shooting, but he added that the incident was inflamed because the suspect initially fled from officers and then pulled a knife on them during the arrest.
&#8220;When a knife is produced during officers&#8217; apprehension arrests, the overall situation is clearly elevated. It becomes incredibly dangerous, and it obviously increases risks for everyone there, for every officer, for the person as well,&#8221; Patterson said. &#8220;I think it severely narrows the scope of options and possible outcomes.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful there were not more serious injuries inflicted to those officers,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But I again, convey my sympathies sincerely to [the victim&#8217;s] family.&#8221;
One other police officer was also injured in the incident, but authorities don&#8217;t believe the injury was caused by the suspect&#8217;s knife.
The suspect was pursued by officers after they received a call for a person who was allegedly looking at parked vehicles. When police found the man and attempted to talk to him, he fled on a bicycle and &#8220;traveled through some nearby backyards,&#8221; Patterson said. The suspect &#8220;either fell off or was taken off of the bicycle by officers&#8221; in the street before the officers grabbed him.
Just seconds after the shooting, anger erupted on Madison&#8217;s streets as a woman was heard on the video shouting at the police officers.
“I saw everything! You did not need to kill him!” the woman yelled.
The anger festered into the evening as protesters <a href="https://x.com/simonrl18/status/2080086435164483969">disrupted</a> a free outdoor concert put on by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. In another part of town, protesters <a href="https://x.com/SchulteLaura/status/2080056240252600567">chanted</a> &#8220;arrest that cop&#8221; as they stood next to a group of Madison police officers.
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers suggested the protests were likely to continue in the coming days and <a href="https://x.com/GovEvers/status/2080124195657097643">said</a>, &#8220;There must be transparency and accountability&#8221; as investigations into the shooting move forward.
&#8220;We will continue to keep the loved ones and family of the individual who was killed in our hearts and prayers. His life mattered,&#8221; Evers <a href="https://x.com/GovEvers/status/2080124197087440939">added</a>. &#8220;As folks exercise their First Amendment rights tonight and in the days ahead, we urge them to do so peacefully and respectfully.&#8221;

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