密尔沃基县行政长官获州长托尼·埃弗斯背书，将在大选中对阵共和党候选人汤姆·蒂凡尼
2026年8月12日 美国东部时间凌晨3:42 / 福克斯新闻
作者：阿曼达·马西亚斯、保罗·斯坦豪泽
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威斯康星州民主党州长提名热门候选人弗朗西斯卡·洪在该州初选选举前一天接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访。
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——威斯康星州麦迪逊讯 左翼势力在周二遭遇了一场引人注目的挫折，中左翼建制派在双方为争夺民主党意识形态未来的持续斗争中占据上风。
就在极左翼候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德以微弱优势击败更温和的众议员黑利·史蒂文斯，拿下密歇根州民主党参议院初选七天后，州众议员弗朗西斯卡·洪周二在威斯康星州民主党州长提名竞选中爆冷失利。威斯康星州也是另一个关键摇摆州。
据美联社报道，来自威斯康星州麦迪逊的州议员、美国民主党社会主义者组织（DSA）成员洪，败于密尔沃基县行政长官戴维·克劳利。
争议性社会主义候选人就“废除警察”立场反转，称自己“对公共安全认真负责”
威斯康星州共和党众议员、州长候选人汤姆·蒂凡尼于2026年8月10日在威斯康星州奥科诺莫沃克的竞选活动上发言。（保罗·斯坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
克劳利将在大选中对阵可能的共和党提名候选人汤姆·蒂凡尼众议员。蒂凡尼是立场强硬的众议院自由核心小组成员，获前总统唐纳德·特朗普背书。此次选举被视为共和党有望拿下的关键翻盘机会。
克劳利得到即将卸任的民主党州长托尼·埃弗斯的大力背书，二人此前均警告称，洪在初选中获胜可能会危及民主党对州长办公室的掌控。
埃弗斯宣布不会寻求第三任期后，威斯康星州州长职位的竞选正式开启。埃弗斯退选后，此次选举是16年来民主党首次在没有在任州长参选的情况下提名州长候选人。
此次初选被密切关注，作为威斯康星州民主党倾向于党内进步派还是建制派的早期试金石，获胜者将在这个美国顶级摇摆州之一的高风险大选中角逐。
洪现年37岁，曾是厨师，也是单身母亲，得到多位全国知名进步人士的背书，包括明尼苏达州众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔和加利福尼亚州众议员罗·卡纳——后者是2028年民主党总统候选人的潜在人选。但长期支持左翼的佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯上周表示，他不打算背书洪，称自己对她的竞选活动和本次选举不够了解。
社会主义热门候选人的反传统节日言论反噬：“人性最糟糕的一面显露无遗”
威斯康星州州长候选人、州众议员弗朗西斯卡·洪于2026年8月10日在威斯康星州森普雷里的竞选活动上向支持者致意。（保罗·斯坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
洪的竞选纲领包括保障带薪休假、将该州最低工资从每小时7.25美元提高到20美元，以及在威斯康星州暂停建设人工智能数据中心一年。洪因多年前的社交媒体帖子引发争议，这些帖子呼吁削减警察预算并废除警察部门。但她表示自己不再支持削减警察预算或解散警察局。
“我不会呼吁削减警察预算，也不会呼吁废除警察。我对公共安全是认真的，”洪周六在回答选民提问时强调。
过去两周，洪还因2020年一条重新浮出水面的社交媒体帖子登上全国头条，当时她声称美国应该“取消感恩节”，以“停止庆祝殖民主义”。
在 backlash（舆论反弹）中，洪收回了她关于感恩节的言论，现在称感恩节是她“最喜欢的节日”。
针对重新被曝光的推文，洪周六告诉记者，她已经“成长”并“学到了教训”。
威斯康星州副州长萨拉·罗德里格斯和前副州长曼德拉·巴恩斯是民主党提名的主要竞争者之一，二人于今年夏季退出竞选。此前暂停竞选并背书罗德里格斯的克劳利重新加入了竞争。
2026年中期选举：初选、关键竞选与选举结果
威斯康星州州长民主党候选人戴维·克劳利与威斯康星州州长托尼·埃弗斯于2026年8月7日在威斯康星州希博伊根竞选期间向一群支持者示意。（凯拉·沃尔夫/美联社照片）
克劳利得到埃弗斯的支持，埃弗斯在初选前的最后阶段与他一同开展竞选活动。
越来越多温和派民主党人担忧，如果洪获得州长提名，将极大助力蒂凡尼拿下州长办公室。
一位要求匿名以便畅所欲言的威斯康星州民主党策略师认为，如果洪作为候选人参选，“将损害民主党在中西部摇摆州的其他下议院席位、关键国会和立法选举”。
与此同时，包括共和党州长协会关联的超级政治行动委员会在内的支持共和党的超级PAC投入数百万美元在初选中背书洪，因为他们认为洪是最弱的民主党候选人。
认识2026年中期选举中向民主党宣战的极左翼反叛者
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在初选前一天接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时，蒂凡尼谈到了他预计将与洪展开的大选对决，表示他的州将成为“防火墙……我们将成为阻止社会主义的阵地”。
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当被问及选举可行性的担忧时，洪周日告诉福克斯新闻：“这场选举属于选民。我们让选民来决定。得票最多的候选人就是最具选举可行性的候选人。所以我们专注于在选举日之前、投票站关闭之前，与选民见面。”
阿曼达·马西亚斯报道商业、经济与政治的交集，重点关注政策决策如何影响市场、企业和美国工人。
Democrat establishment strikes back as socialist candidate downed in battleground primary
Milwaukee County Executive backed by Gov. Tony Evers will face Republican nominee Tom Tiffany in the general election
August 12, 2026 3:42am EDT / Fox News
By Amanda Macias, Paul Steinhauser
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Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner candidate Francesca Hong answers questions for Fox News Digital on the eve of the state’s primary elections.
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MADISON, Wis — The left wing suffered a high-profile setback on Tuesday at the hands of the center-left establishment in their ongoing battle for the ideological future of the party.
Seven days after far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged out more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in battleground Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, state Rep. Francesca Hong on Tuesday was upset in her bid to capture the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin, another crucial swing state.
Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison, Wisconsin and a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, was defeated by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Associated Press reports.
CONTROVERSIAL SOCIALIST CHEF FLIP-FLOPS ON ABOLISH THE POLICE, SAYS SHE’S ‘SERIOUS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY’
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a campaign event in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Crowley will face off in the general election against likely Republican nominee Rep. Tom Tiffany, a hard-right House Freedom Caucus member who is backed by President Donald Trump. The race is considered a top flip opportunity for the GOP.
Crowley was heavily backed by retiring Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, with both warning that a Hong primary victory could jeopardize Democratic control of the governor’s office.
The governor’s race in Wisconsin opened after Evers announced he would not seek a third term. With Evers stepping aside, the race offered Democrats their first opportunity in 16 years to choose a nominee without an incumbent governor on the ballot.
The primary was closely watched as an early test of whether Wisconsin Democrats favored the party’s progressive wing or its establishment, with the winner advancing to a high-stakes general election in one of the nation’s premier battleground states.
Hong, a 37-year-old former chef and single mother, was backed by top nationally known progressives, including Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ro Khanna of California, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender. But Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a longtime champion of the left, last week said he didn’t plan on endorsing Hong, arguing that he was not familiar enough with her campaign or the race.
SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER’S TRADITION-TRASHING HOLIDAY RANTS COME BACK TO BITE HER: ‘WORST OF HUMANITY COMES OUT’
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, greets supporters at a campaign stop in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on August 10, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Hong is running on a platform that includes guaranteed paid leave, boosting the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $20 per hour, and a one-year moratorium in Wisconsin on building AI data centers. Hong has faced scrutiny over years-old social media posts calling for defunding and abolishing the police. But she says she no longer supports cutting police budgets or abolishing police departments.
“I’m not defunding the police, not abolishing police. I am serious about public safety,” Hong emphasized on Saturday as she took questions from voters.
Hong also made national headlines over the past two weeks for a resurfaced social media post from 2020 where she argued that the country should “cancel Thanksgiving” in order to “stop celebrating colonialism.”
Hong walked back her Thanksgiving comments, amid backlash, and now says that Thanksgiving is her “favorite holiday.”
On her resurfaced tweets, Hong told reporters on Saturday that she has “evolved” and “learned.”
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, two of the major contenders for the Democratic nomination, exited the race this summer. And Crowley, who earlier suspended his campaign and backed Rodriguez, re-entered the contest.
2026 MIDTERMS: PRIMARIES, KEY RACES AND ELECTION RESULTS
David Crowley, left, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor, points to a group of supporters while campaigning with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wis.(Kayla Wolf/AP Photo)
Crowley was backed by Evers, who joined him on the campaign trail in the closing stretch leading up to the primary.
There was a growing number of more moderate Democrats concerned that if Hong captured the gubernatorial nomination, it would give Tiffany a big boost in his bid to flip the governor’s office.
A Wisconsin-based Democratic strategist who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely argued that with Hong at the top of the ticket, “it will hurt Democrats down ballot, in key congressional and legislative races” in the Midwestern battleground
Meanwhile, pro-GOP super PACs, including one aligned with the Republican Governors Association, shelled out millions of dollars to boost Hong in the primary, because they view her as the weakest Democratic candidate.
MEET THE FAR LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE 2026 MIDTERMS
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In a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the primary, Tiffany pointed to his expected general election showdown with Hong and said his state would be “the firewall… We’ll be the place that stops socialism.”
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Asked about electability concerns, Hong told Fox News on Sunday that “this election belongs to the voters. We let the voters decide. The candidate that’s the most electable is the one that earns the most votes. So we’re focused on meeting voters up until Election Day, until the polls close.”
Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.