The Democratic gubernatorial front-runner has backed away from some of her past controversial positions — but not her left-wing brand — as she faces electability concerns.State Rep. Francesca Hong has led her Democratic rivals in the Wisconsin governor's race heading into Tuesday's primary.Sara Stathas / The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAug. 7, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTMILWAUKEE — In recent years, Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, an unabashed democratic socialist, called to defund and abolish the police. Just three months ago, she said that “my perfect world would be a world without prisons.” And in 2021, she wrote that she wanted to “abolish the Senate.”Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
‘No magic formula’: Francesca Hong recalibrates her democratic socialist message as Wisconsin’s primary nears
The Democratic gubernatorial front-runner has backed away from some of her past controversial positions — but not her left-wing brand — as she faces electability concerns.
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