No is the Strategy: Hong’s Wisconsin bid tests the left’s playbook
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Slate analyzes Francesca Hong, a DSA-backed candidate for Wisconsin governor and state assembly, as a popular progressive with Medicare for All, universal childcare, ICE abolition, cannabis legalization, free school meals, and expanded unions; despite a resurfaced 2020 Thanksgiving tweet, the piece argues the best move is simply to say 'no' to old positions and stay focused on kitchen-table issues to win swing voters.
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- Wisconsin Gov. Candidate Hong Faces Backlash Over ‘Cancel Thanksgiving’ Comment—Even From Democrats Forbes
- Francesca Hong's past social media posts come under scrutiny Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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