AOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees One
IdeasAOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees OneFrancesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.By Helen LewisTalia Sprague / Bloomberg / GettyAugust 12, 2026, 2:36 PM ET ShareSave Last night, Francesca Hong lost the race to be the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin. This is great news for American democracy.Sorry if that seems harsh—she certainly ran an energetic campaign and came close to winning the nomination—but Hong was a profoundly flawed candidate in an important race. Even the leaders of her own faction of the Democratic Party recognized it, and stayed away: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders apparently know a lemon when they see one.
- ▪IdeasAOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees OneFrancesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.By Helen LewisTalia Sprague / Bloomberg / GettyAugust 12, 2026, 2:36 PM ET ShareSave Last night, Francesca Hong lost t
- ▪This is great news for American democracy.Sorry if that seems harsh—she certainly ran an energetic campaign and came close to winning the nomination—but Hong was a profoundly flawed candidate in an important race.
- ▪Even the leaders of her own faction of the Democratic Party recognized it, and stayed away: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders apparently know a lemon when they see one.
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IdeasAOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees OneFrancesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.By Helen LewisTalia Sprague / Bloomberg / GettyAugust 12, 2026, 2:36 PM ET ShareSave Last night, Francesca Hong lost the race to be the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin. This is great news for American democracy.Sorry if that seems harsh—she certainly ran an energetic campaign and came close to winning the nomination—but Hong was a profoundly flawed candidate in an important race. Even the leaders of her own faction of the Democratic Party recognized it, and stayed away: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders apparently know a lemon when they see one.
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