CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 13, 2026
NOT DEAD YET IS HOW I WOULD CHARACTERIZE THE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY IN THE WISCONSIN GOVERNOR’S RACE. FRANCESCA HONG, WHO WANTED TO CANCEL THANKSGIVING AND VALENTINE’S DAY, AMONG OTHER CRAZY THINGS, LOST HER BID BY LESS THAN A PERCENTAGE POINT, OR ABOUT THREE THOUSAND VOTES. SHE LOST TO WHAT THE MEDIA CALL THE MODERATE DAVID CROWLEY, THE MILWUAKEE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
ANOTHER FAR-LEFT PROGRESSICE – PEGGY FLANNIGAN – WON THE DEMOCRAT NOMINATION FOR SENATE IN MINNESOTA. WHILE FLANNIGAN IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRAT SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA, SHE HOLDS SOME OF THEIR POSITIONS, SUCH AS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, INCREASING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE AND ENDING UNCONDITIONAL AMERICAN AID TO ISRAEL.
ONCE AGAIN, POLLS WERE WRONG. THEY HAD HONG LEADING BY DOUBLE DIGITS.
ONCE AGAIN THE IGNORANCE OF SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WAS ON DISPLAY. THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT ECONOMICS, HISTORY AND FOREIGN POLICY. THEY HAVE NEVER LIVED UNDER SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM AND PROBABLY DON’T KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS. SADLY, THEY VOTE THEIR FEELINGS AND WHAT THEY’VE BEEN TOLD BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS, FRIENDS AND WHAT THEY READ ON SOCIAL MEDIA. FEW READ NEWSPAPERS.
WHILE NORMAL PEOPLE CAN CELEBRATE THE DEFEAT OF FRANCESCA HONG IN WISCONSIN, THE BATTLE ISN’T OVER. I’M CAL THOMAS.
