...Hong and the PitchHong entered the race last September as a little-known member of the state Assembly's Socialist Caucus. "I think you have to launch your campaign thinking that there's always a chance you can win," Hong said. Hong argues the state that voted for Trump 21 months ago is not the state she is running in now. Despite skepticism from some Democrats, Hong has led five consecutive Marquette University Law School polls. In last month's Marquette poll, 43 percent of Democratic primary voters ages 18 to 29 backed her, compared with 9 percent of voters 60 and older.