Establishment-backed David Crowley narrowly defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin governor’s primary early Wednesday morning, a major win for party leaders after a messy race defined by questions of electability and growing voter angst.
Crowley, the Milwaukee County Executive, had mounted a last-ditch effort with retiring Gov. Tony Evers to paint Hong as too extreme and, therefore, unelectable in a battleground state that President Donald Trump won by just shy of 30,000 votes in 2024.
And it marks a wild reversal in the race. Crowley had suspended his campaign in early July only to jump back in a few weeks later shortly after Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez...
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