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The highest-profile socialists in Congress have refused to endorse or campaign with Thanksgiving-hating Francesca Hong as Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday, setting up a potential make-or-break moment for the socialist wing\u2019s summer surge momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said last week when asked if he would endorse Hong on the \u201cPod Save America\u201d podcast. \u201cI met Francesca a couple of years ago, [when] I was in Wisconsin. And she was very, very nice. But, again, this is a race I just am not that familiar with.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also turned down the opportunity to support Hong. \u201cI haven\u2019t endorsed in that race. My focus has been in winning back the Congress, winning back the House, and positioning ourselves to have the best chance possible to win the Senate,\u201d she told ABC News, while joking that her and other socialist politicians\u2019 calls to \u201cdefund the police\u201d were just a \u201ccrazy, Woke 1\u201d era.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the cold shoulders, Hong said she will seek additional conversations with her Left-wing skeptics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have so much respect for the senator and the congresswoman, and they are working tirelessly to make sure that we can flip Congress and the Senate and get Democrats wins in the midterms. I look forward to conversations with them about that, too,\u201d she <\/span>told<\/span> reporters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan Piker, the leftist streamer who has <\/span>enthusiastically backed<\/span> Hong, is also sitting out Tuesday\u2019s final push, according to Politico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, holds a <\/span>commanding polling lead<\/span> going into Wisconsin\u2019s contentious Democratic gubernatorial primary against establishment-backed David Crowley. Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, has the endorsement of outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers, who leaned on moderate politics to keep Republicans out of the governor\u2019s mansion for nearly a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think she\u2019s in a tough place. She has spent her entire campaign dealing not with the issues, but what\u2019s on the Twitter, and I just find that that\u2019s not a good way to beat Tom Tiffany,\u201d Evers said of Hong. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough \u2026 but I think she\u2019s at a real disadvantage, especially since she spends a lot of time talking about Twitter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The far-Left bartender has faced intense scrutiny and negative media coverage in recent weeks over fringe views, including past calls to scrap Thanksgiving from the American tradition, abolish the U.S. Senate, and do away with prisons and police. Hong has also taken aim at other iconic American holidays, saying she<\/span> doesn\u2019t like fireworks<\/span> ahead of Independence Day, dismissing Halloween as <\/span>\u201c<\/span>not my thing<\/span>,\u201d<\/span> and claiming Valentine\u2019s Day brings out <\/span>\u201c<\/span>the worst of humanity<\/span>\u201d<\/span> on a day when \u201ccapitalism tells you how to show love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hong\u2019s insurgent campaign also drew criticism for tapping an OnlyFans model and<\/span> self-described sex worker<\/span> as a senior staffer. That baggage, coupled with rambling national interviews that only dug her political hole deeper, appears to be keeping what should be her staunchest allies on the sidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prediction markets<\/span> currently favor Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) to win in November.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The highest-profile socialists in Congress have refused to endorse or campaign with Thanksgiving-hating Francesca Hong as Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday, setting up a potential make-or-break moment for the socialist wing\u2019s summer surge momentum.\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said last week when asked if he would endorse Hong on the \u201cPod Save America\u201d podcast. \u201cI met Francesca a couple of years ago, [when] I was in Wisconsin. And she was very, very nice. But, again, this is a race I just am not that familiar with.\u201d\u00a0Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also turned down the opportunity to support Hong. \u201cI haven\u2019t endorsed in that race. My focus has been in winning back the Congress, winning back the House, and positioning ourselves to have the best chance possible to win the Senate,\u201d she told ABC News, while joking that her and other socialist politicians\u2019 calls to \u201cdefund the police\u201d were just a \u201ccrazy, Woke 1\u201d era.In response to the cold shoulders, Hong said she will seek additional conversations with her Left-wing skeptics.\u00a0\u201cI have so much respect for the senator and the congresswoman, and they are working tirelessly to make sure that we can flip Congress and the Senate and get Democrats wins in the midterms. I look forward to conversations with them about that, too,\u201d she told reporters.\u00a0Hasan Piker, the leftist streamer who has enthusiastically backed Hong, is also sitting out Tuesday\u2019s final push, according to Politico.\u00a0Hong, a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, holds a commanding polling lead going into Wisconsin\u2019s contentious Democratic gubernatorial primary against establishment-backed David Crowley. Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, has the endorsement of outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers, who leaned on moderate politics to keep Republicans out of the governor\u2019s mansion for nearly a decade.\u201cI think she\u2019s in a tough place. She has spent her entire campaign dealing not with the issues, but what\u2019s on the Twitter, and I just find that that\u2019s not a good way to beat Tom Tiffany,\u201d Evers said of Hong. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough \u2026 but I think she\u2019s at a real disadvantage, especially since she spends a lot of time talking about Twitter.\u201dThe far-Left bartender has faced intense scrutiny and negative media coverage in recent weeks over fringe views, including past calls to scrap Thanksgiving from the American tradition, abolish the U.S. Senate, and do away with prisons and police. Hong has also taken aim at other iconic American holidays, saying she doesn\u2019t like fireworks ahead of Independence Day, dismissing Halloween as \u201cnot my thing,\u201d and claiming Valentine\u2019s Day brings out \u201cthe worst of humanity\u201d on a day when \u201ccapitalism tells you how to show love.\u201dHong\u2019s insurgent campaign also drew criticism for tapping an OnlyFans model and self-described sex worker as a senior staffer. That baggage, coupled with rambling national interviews that only dug her political hole deeper, appears to be keeping what should be her staunchest allies on the sidelines.Prediction markets currently favor Rep. 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