In Wisconsin, socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong has a difficult job explaining a raft of bizarre and extreme tweets where she seems to hate a collection of American holidays, starting with Thanksgiving. Hong appears to be moderating on — or at least adding context to — some of her more controversial positions. She told POLITICO many of her old posts were “jokes,” including the one about Thanksgiving, which she said is actually her favorite holiday. Hong claimed hey, she's just kind of a "curmudgeon" about holidays in general. pic.twitter.com/01sfn4KNRf — Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) August 5, 2026Sentner noted Hong wasn't giving up her "democratic socialist bona fides," but he can't define that as extreme.