Crowley Defeats Hong in Wisconsin Democratic Primary

Crowley Defeats Hong in Wisconsin Dem.Democratic Primary

Did Democrats dodge a bullet by nominating the electable Crowley or did they barely survive rejecting the progressive threat Republicans feared most?

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Crowley Defeats Hong in Wisconsin Democratic Primary

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Above: David Crowley greets supporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Aug. 10. Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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Democrats dodged a bullet by rejecting someone whowith wantedrhetoric totoo cancelfar Thanksgivingleft andfor defund the policeelectorate. Nominating Crowley proves the party still values electability and sound ideas over far-left fantasy. Crowley has proven himself to be a forward-thinking, pro-growth candidate who can take on the Trump agenda.

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Republicans quietly feared Hong the most, with a memo calling her combination of grassroots energy and kitchen-table focus dangerous. By nearly toppling the establishment, she proved that progressive ideas resonate even in a battleground state far from the coastal cities. Crowley's razor-thin win shows the party establishment barely survived, not that it triumphed.

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Crowley is simply the flip side of the radical left coin, supporting massive expansions to abortion access and Medicaid; Crowley could not even bring himself to criticize Hong's outlandish policies. The Democratic Party is not fit to govern, as they are in the throes of a civil war between moderates and the radical left, a war the former seem to be losing nationwide.

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