Democrats dodged a bullet by rejecting a socialist who wanted to cancel Thanksgiving and defund the police. Nominating Crowley proves the party still values electability over far-left fantasy in a swing state. Wisconsin cannot afford to hand Tiffany the governorship by running someone even Bernie Sanders would not endorse.
Republicans quietly feared Hong the most, with an internal memo calling her combination of grassroots energy and popular kitchen-table issues uniquely dangerous. She nearly toppled the establishment despite being outspent eight to one, proving progressive ideas resonate even in a battleground state. Crowley's razor-thin win shows the party establishment barely survived, not that it triumphed.
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