Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election. They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.

A super PAC tied to Republicans is spending $2.2 million on television advertisements that appear to be aimed at boosting the chances of Francesca Hong, a Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin.

Some Democrats in the state have fretted over the prospect that Ms. Hong, a democratic socialist with unabashedly left-wing views in a distinctly purple state, might advance out of a crowded August primary — and then deliver the governor’s mansion to Representative Tom Tiffany, the likely Republican nominee, in November.

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    DNC did this to MAGA candidates and it backfired dramatically. Happy to see GOP falling for the same faulty logic.

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    This article is just the usual red scare propaganda from the pro-establishment rag NYT trying to convince the public that horseshoe theory isn’t bullshit and that voters in “purple” state care as little about the working class as the DNC leadership does, thus demoralizing the left.

    That being said, I hope it works out EXACTLY as well for the fascists as boosting Trump did for Hillary.

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      That being said, I hope it works out EXACTLY as well for the fascists as boosting Trump did for Hillary.

      Wait…what?

      Oh, you mean that Hillary boosted Trump and then lost; so you hope they pull a Hillary and boost Hong to victory.

      On first read it sounded like you wanted them to win, my bad

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    I have yet to look her up and see what she’s about. Can’t say that I’ve seen much from that 2m…