The extremist movement inside today’s already leftist Democrat party has taken a huge blow, with socialist Francesca Hong’s loss in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. She had been considered the front-runner after being backed by “Democratic Socialists of America.” Though the organization has seen huge gains in its influence in the party, Democratic leaders worry about candidates’ strength in the general election.” Moderate David Crowley narrowly beats democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, while progressive Peggy Flanagan takes… pic.twitter.com/EPRjYmsc51 — Fox News (@FoxNews) August 12, 2026🚨 WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS JUST REJECTED THE DSA David Crowley narrowly defeated Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary for governor. Blue-collar… pic.twitter.com/oYSvLHCpfm — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 12, 2026This was the exact moment MS NOW’s Jen Psaki realized the polling for Democrat Socialist darling Francesca Hong was completely wrong.