David Crowley Wins Wisconsin Primary as Francesca Hong's Lead Collapses After 2 TV Interviews
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Updated · The Capital Times · Aug 17
David Crowley Wins Wisconsin Primary as Francesca Hong's Lead Collapses After 2 TV Interviews
3 articles · Updated · The Capital Times · Aug 17
Summary
David Crowley, 40, narrowly captured Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary after Francesca Hong's once-commanding lead unraveled in the campaign's final days.
Fox News and CNN interviews put Hong's past remarks on Thanksgiving, police funding and prisons at the center of the race just as late-deciding voters tuned in, shifting attention away from her policy agenda.
Crowley benefited from retiring Governor Tony Evers' endorsement and now enters the general election in a stronger position against Republican Tom Tiffany than Hong was seen to have.
A prediction market put Crowley's general-election odds at 78% versus Hong's 39%, and a Milwaukee TV poll released Sunday showed Crowley leading Tiffany 48% to 44%.
Hong has endorsed Crowley and pledged to help him, turning Democratic attention from the primary fallout to unifying against Tiffany in a race seen as a test of Wisconsin's post-Trump direction.