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Joe: Francesca Hong ‘wasn’t a good political athlete’
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August 12, 2026
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1:16Now PlayingAfter Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley shocked the country by beating Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Tuesday’s primary for Wisconsin governor, Joe says Hong “just wasn’t a good political athlete.” He points to Hong’s history of controversial social media posts, saying she wasn’t able to distance herself from them the way other candidates have.
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