DSA member leads Dem primary in Midwest battleground — but trails likely GOP nominee: poll

A socialist-backed candidate is leading the field in a high-stakes Democratic gubernatorial showdown in battleground Wisconsin. Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, stands at 26% support among voters likely to cast a ballot in the state's Aug. 11 Democratic primary for governor, according to a Marquette Law School poll released this week. Former Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who narrowly lost the state's 2022 U.S. Senate election to GOP Sen.