Woke 1.0 divides the left as Francesca Hong runs for Wisconsin governor
Vox uses Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin campaign and her comments on Thanksgiving and policing to illustrate a broader left‑wing split over whether identity‑focused social justice should drive strategy or if economic, broadly popular policies should take precedence. The piece notes Bernie Sanders’s hesitation to endorse Hong and echoes calls from some on the left to downplay “defund/abolish the police” rhetoric (as in Zohran Mamdani’s approach) while others insist those causes remain central. Hong says her views on policing have strengthened and she does not intend to abolish the police, though she avoids a hard disavowal of abolition as a long‑term goal, highlighting tensions over messaging and strategy within the Democratic socialist wing.