Ex-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warns Republicans against backing ‘VERY dangerous’ DSA-backed Francesca Hong in Dem primary

Nypost · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 10, 2026 · 433 words · By Ryan King

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Scott Walker warns Republicans against backing ‘VERY dangerous’ DSA-backed Francesca Hong in Dem primary See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Scott Walker warns Republicans against backing ‘VERY dangerous’ DSA-backed Francesca Hong in Dem primary See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — Former Wisconsin Gov.

Common ground

Scott Walker warned mischief-minded Badger State Republicans Sunday not to cross party lines to vote for socialist state Rep.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence

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Guilt by Association 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have refrained from endorsing her.”

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Multiple independent sources (YouTube, MxM News, and other web results) explicitly state that both Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refrained from endorsing Hong.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Democratic Milwaukee County executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Vigeland (born April 18, 1994) is an American progressive political commentator, producer, and media host. She has co-hosted The Majority Report with Sam Seder since 2020, and previously worked a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Vigeland

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Claim 2: “Hong has also insisted that she “would not abolish the police,” after previously calling for just that.”

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Web search results from Vox and #Mezha confirm that Hong previously called for abolishing police funding and later faced debate/questions regarding these positions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong's past calls to abolish police funding have resurfaced in the Wisconsin governor primary, prompting debate over public safety, campaign messaging, and voter reactions.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/7db9059d_francesca_hong_defends/

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web search NEUTRAL — Yes, she knew that Ms. Hong had said she disliked Thanksgiving, a new issue to go alongside a past call for abolishing the police. The commentary had been fervently picked apart on cable news for days…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/francesca-hon…

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web search NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong is the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin next week. If she goes on to win the general election, she’ll become the first democratic socialist governo…
https://www.vox.com/politics/498368/francesca-hong-cancel-th…

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Claim 3: “Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) is heavily favored to win the GOP nomination and leads Hong by 1.7 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average.”

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One source mentions Tiffany trailing Hong (40.5% to 39.7%), while the claim states he leads her by 1.7 percentage points. The evidence provided does not consistently confirm the 1.7 point lead in the RCP average.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Democratic Milwaukee County executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary in an unexpected result.Mr. El-Sayed led by 10.2 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average before his 1-point victory.
https://www.readtangle.com/wisconsin-gubernatorial-primaries…

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web search NEUTRAL — Against state Representative Francesca Hong, Tiffany trails 40.5 percent to 39.7 percent, within the survey's margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. The political climate appears tilt…
https://www.newsweek.com/gops-tom-tiffanys-chances-of-beatin…

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Claim 4: “Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned mischief-minded Badger State Republicans Sunday not to cross party lines to vote for socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong in Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary.”

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Web search results explicitly mention 'Ex-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warns Republicans against backing...' Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Carl Crowley (; born May 14, 1986) is an American politician who has served as the seventh executive of Milwaukee County since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crowley_(Wisconsin_polit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong (born November 4, 1988) is an American politician, former chef, and business owner who has represented Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. She…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Hong

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Claim 5: “In a viral interview on Fox News last month, Hong stood by many pillars of the DSA platform and refused to disavow lefty streamer Hasan Piker, who said in 2019 that “America deserved 9/11.””

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Web search results confirm Hong's Fox News appearance, her support for DSA pillars, and her association/fundraising with Hasan Piker, who made the cited 9/11 comments.

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Claim 6: “Under Wisconsin law, both parties have to have open primaries, giving voters the choice where to cast their ballots.”

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The provided evidence discusses open primaries in Florida and general primary trends in Wisconsin, but does not explicitly confirm the specific legal requirement that both parties in Wisconsin must have open primaries.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Both major political parties should support this reform. Since both Democrats and Republicans often need independent voters to win at the general election stage, they should stop making it so difficu…
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/234887-poll-shows-suppo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sudden plot twists in South Carolina, Maine and Wisconsin have foisted lightning-fast primary campaigns upon all three states. The resulting sprints to the ballot box have felt more reminiscent of Eur…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/midterm-prima…

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web search NEUTRAL — A typology of political opinions plotted on 2 dimensions: economic and social.The Social Democrats are the country’s largest party, but the second largest, the ultra-nationalist Sweden Democrats, have…
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Claim 7: “Walker... intends to stick with the GOP primary and back Tiffany for governor, Will Martin for lieutenant governor, and Eric Toney for attorney general.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Scott Walker's specific endorsements of Will Martin or Eric Toney.

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Claim 8: “Outgoing Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has tried to rally support for Crowley”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Governor Tony Evers rallying support for David Crowley.

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Claim 9: “A member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Hong called in November 2021 to get rid of Thanksgiving due to its “colonialist” undertones.”

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Multiple sources (Vox, #Mezha, and other web results) confirm Hong's association with the DSA and her past calls to cancel Thanksgiving due to colonialist undertones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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Claim 10: “Polls show Hong, 37, holding a commanding lead over Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and three other candidates in the Democratic primary”

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Multiple web search results describe Francesca Hong as the 'frontrunner' and 'leading' in the Democratic primary against David Crowley and others.

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