‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies

'Moderate' Dem Who Bested DSA's Rabid Francesca Hong in WI Gov.'s Race Isn't So Reasonable After All

Wisconsin's 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary reveals no truly moderate choices for voters.

‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this month, but some of the progressive policies that define the party’s far-left flank may not have disappeared with her campaign entirely. David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive who defeated Hong after being cast as the more moderate choice, has overseen racial-equity budgeting, expanded the county’s equity bureaucracy and urged the Wisconsin a…

‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley emerged as the more moderate alternative to democratic socialist Francesca Hong, but his record includes racial-equity budgeting, net-zero climate goals and more.