{"id":366299,"date":"2026-07-31T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-gop-spent-3m-to-help-this-dem-socialist-win\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T22:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:00:14","slug":"why-the-gop-spent-3m-to-help-this-dem-socialist-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-gop-spent-3m-to-help-this-dem-socialist-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the GOP spent ~$3M to help this dem socialist win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LP36fhMJNPQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the GOP spent ~$3M to help this dem socialist win\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LP36fhMJNPQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped his bid for governor on Thursday, scrambling the race to replace Gov. Tony Evers less than two weeks from the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>Though he didn\u2019t name her, democratic socialist lawmaker Francesca Hong has led recent polls. Hong\u2019s chief rival for the nomination is now Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Why Republicans spent so much to help a democratic socialist<br \/>\n4:13 Does Hong want to defund the police?<br \/>\n7:44 What Hong&#8217;s GOP opponent would say to an undecided voter<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Election #DemSocialist #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped his bid for governor on Thursday, scrambling the race to replace Gov. Tony Evers less than two weeks from the Democratic primary. Though he didn\u2019t name her, democratic socialist lawmaker Francesca Hong has led recent polls. 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