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AOC Declines Endorsement of Wisconsin Gov Candidate Hong

8/10/2026

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to endorse Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin governor’s race.
She said her priority is winning back the House and Senate.
She noted Hong has abandoned positions like abolishing prisons and defunding police, and said defunding-police talks during COVID were driven by high unemployment.
She said lockdown rhetoric is no longer used, thanked the candidates, and stressed that elections are local with Hong clearly present.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to endorse Francesca Hong in the Wisconsin governor’s race.
She said her priority is winning back the House and Senate.
She noted Hong has abandoned positions like abolishing prisons and defunding police, and said defunding-police talks during COVID were driven by high unemployment.
She said lockdown rhetoric is no longer used, thanked the candidates, and stressed that elections are local with Hong clearly present.