- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to endorse Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin governor's race, saying her priority is winning back Congress and the Senate; Sen. Bernie Sanders and the national DSA also have not endorsed Hong.
- Hong previously backed controversial ideas (abolishing prisons, defunding police, even canceling Thanksgiving) but says she has since shifted those positions — AOC noted Hong “has moved away” from them.
- AOC said calls to “defund the police” and similar rhetoric arose during COVID when policy debates were wide open, but that the tone and focus have changed and these races are ultimately local.
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