{
  "id": 770400,
  "title": "On the Ballot: What went wrong for Hong in Wisconsin?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/on-the-ballot-what-went-wrong-for-hong-in-wisconsin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/on-the-ballot/6025407-on-the-ballot-francesca-hong-wisconsin-governor-loss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor this week, defying expectations and dealing a blow to progressives in the Midwest. Polls had shown Hong with a substantial lead heading into Tuesday night’s election, but Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley — who had exited the race last month only to reenter 10 days...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}