Political strategists on Crowley upset of Hong in Wisconsin gubernatorial primary
Republican strategist Matt Whitlock and Hannah Muldavin, deputy communications director for the DNC, join "The Takeout" to discuss Tuesday's primaries and David Crowley's win in Wisconsin over Francesca Hong.
David Crowley has won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, narrowly beating Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist. According to The Guardian US, Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, had exited the race in early July but re-entered late in the month with the backing of the outgoing Democratic governor, Tony Evers.
Crowley will face Republican US Rep. Tom Tiffany in the general election. Tiffany has voted with President Donald Trump 100% of the time, as reported by the Associated Press. In his first comments after the win, Crowley linked Tiffany to Trump and called him a "MAGA extremist," referring to Trump's Make America Great Again movement.
Rep. Ro Khanna, who had endorsed Hong, defended her after her loss, saying that Democrats can have differences over issues like single-payer healthcare and free childcare, as reported by The Hill. The primary win sets up a key matchup in a swing state that is part of the presidential electoral map.
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