Panic at the Wisco: Dems Realizing Hong Might Cost Them Midterms
Panic at the Wisco: Dems Realizing Hong Might Cost Them Midterms Ed Morrissey 9:20 AM | August 11, 2026 AP Photo/Kayla Wolf Six states go to the polls today in primaries and a special election. One state may ring a death knell for Democrat hopes for significant gains in this midterm cycle, and Democrats have finally begun to realize it. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Unless the polls miss as badly in Wisconsin as pollsters performed in Michigan, Francesca Hong will win the Democrat nomination for governor tonight.
- ▪Panic at the Wisco: Dems Realizing Hong Might Cost Them Midterms Ed Morrissey 9:20 AM | August 11, 2026 AP Photo/Kayla Wolf Six states go to the polls today in primaries and a special election.
- ▪One state may ring a death knell for Democrat hopes for significant gains in this midterm cycle, and Democrats have finally begun to realize it.
- ▪Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Unless the polls miss as badly in Wisconsin as pollsters performed in Michigan, France
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Panic at the Wisco: Dems Realizing Hong Might Cost Them Midterms Ed Morrissey 9:20 AM | August 11, 2026 AP Photo/Kayla Wolf Six states go to the polls today in primaries and a special election. One state may ring a death knell for Democrat hopes for significant gains in this midterm cycle, and Democrats have finally begun to realize it. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Unless the polls miss as badly in Wisconsin as pollsters performed in Michigan, Francesca Hong will win the Democrat nomination for governor tonight. She'll have to compete against Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has spent the last few weeks practically salivating at the prospect.
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