Wisconsin Dems Chose the Moderate over the Holiday-Hating Socialist — Barely | 8/12/26

Wisconsin Democrats just rejected the socialist who wanted to cancel Thanksgiving and abolish the police. David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive and late establishment choice, narrowly beat Francesca Hong by just over 3,200 votes out of more than 787,000 cast. Polls had shown the Democratic Socialist of America member leading by double digits heading into Election Day. Hong, who once posted, “Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621,” and declared, “Police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish,” had been walking those statements back hard in the final stretch. Critics on both sides warned her past radical comments would hand the governor’s mansion to Republicans in November. Even Bernie Sanders and AOC kept their distance. Crowley positioned himself as the moderate alternative, warning that a lot of people were scared of where the party and the country were headed under candidates like Hong. This primary result is another data point in the ongoing fight over how far left the Democratic Party is willing to go — and whether regular voters will tolerate it. Pat also covered: Pop-Tarts vs. Toaster Strudel: The breakfast debate that somehow got fiery Day 60: Mitch McConnell is still holding America hostage Marco Rubio isn’t a fan of RFK Jr.’s special diet DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer on taxes, politics, and Israel Massachusetts signs a sweeping new pro-abortion bill — and the crowd cheers Do you think Wisconsin Democrats dodged a bullet by rejecting Hong, or is this just temporary pushback against the socialist wing? Have you seen candidates in your state get punished for extreme past statements the same way Hong has? If you want unfiltered truth and commonsense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:14 Results from Yesterday's State Primaries 06:55 David Remnick Talks with DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer 26:58 PA State Representative Chris Rabb "What are Illegals?" 30:21 Chewing the Fat 49:22 More Texts from Anthony Fauci Released 50:44 FLASHBACK: Anthony Fauci on Pregnant Women in 2021 52:06 Cam Newton on COVID-19 Vaccine in the NFL 58:50 What Conspiracy Theory Marco Rubio Believes In? 1:01:29 Marco Rubio Asked about RFK Jr.'s Diet 1:05:44 Pop-Tarts VS. Toaster Strudel 1:10:46 Massachusetts Passes New Abortion Bill 1:12:22 Mitch McConnell Calls Scott Jennings (Uh-Huh...Sure) 1:17:37 Toaster Strudel is Winning against Pop-Tarts 1:18:19 Muslims have Taken Over Chicago? 1:21:17 AI LEGO Jeffy Animation to Go with Anti-Iran Song 1:25:01 AI Anti-Iran Song (ENCORE) 1:28:23 President Trump Explains the Air Force One Switcheroo 1:29:57 Times the U.S. President has Used Decoy Flights 1:31:49 Jake Tapper Upset with Trump over Plane Decoy 1:33:10 A Nun can Throw a Baseball Better than Barack Obama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices