cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/117090040789651054
#FrancescaHong: “Our Movement Is Strong, and the Work Isn’t Done”
More than 300,000 Wisconsin voters backed a democratic socialist’s gubernatorial bid. That’s the measure of the strength of a new kind of politics.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/francesca-hong-wisconsin-election-aftermath/
[a welcome antidote to the disorienting horseshit from the NYT.]
…Hong practiced an old-school version of #Wisconsin #Democratic politics—recognizing the importance of building a coalition rooted in the progressive heartlands of Madison, the diverse precincts of Milwaukee, and the rural regions that #Democrats have so frequently neglected. […]Hong did something that is so rare in politics that it confused many of the national reporters who began following her as her campaign as it surged in the polls: She engaged in real conversations with Wisconsinites, joking with them, showing off her Milwaukee Bucks tattoo, and paying close attention when they talked about things like their concerns about #AI #DataCenters
She didn’t flip flop during the campaign. All those tweets were from 2020 when everyone was at an emotional high between the pandemic and the George Floyd protests. She either evolved or deescalated after experiencing a turbulent moment in her life.
Mamdani also walked back on defunding the police and other tweets.