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Democratic Candidates for Wisconsin Governor to Debate Tuesday at Marquette University
The hourlong event will feature the five Democrats as early voting begins and candidates press their cases before the Aug. 11 primary.
- On Tuesday, July 28, five Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor debated at Marquette University, hosted by WISN 12 News, two weeks before the August 11 primary.
- Crowley re-entered the race after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out with Gov. Tony Evers' backing; early voting began Tuesday amid lawsuits challenging Wisconsin Election Commission guidance on absentee ballots.
- Barnes attacked Crowley's campaign, saying 'the county executive had his campaign resurrected by special interests in a dark room with people with their thumb on the scale.' NBC News reported last week on Crowley's old social media account featuring incendiary posts.
- On police funding, Hong backed off prior calls to defund departments, stating 'the governor cannot defund police, and I'm not here to govern by slogan.' Barnes and Crowley aligned in rejecting budget cuts.
- The Democratic primary winner will face Republican U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany in November; despite party concerns about front-runner Francesca Hong's general election viability, no candidate attacked her, and she clarified her democratic socialism prioritizes working-class people.
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