Milwaukee Election Irregularities Suggest Democratic Primary Was Stolen from Francesca Hong
Source: https://www.facebook.com/americanspectator/. "Poor Francesca Hong, a Victim of Milwaukee’s Missing Election Results | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics." August 13, 2026. spectator.org
The Gist
The author argues that Wisconsin Democratic primary officials stole the election from Francesca Hong and handed it to David Crowley, using missing USB voting data and a surprising comeback victory as evidence of fraud. The piece suggests this fits a broader pattern of Democratic Party primary manipulation, dismissing the possibility that polling errors, technical mistakes, or genuine voter shifts explain the outcome.
Conclusion
The Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary was likely stolen from Francesca Hong through deliberate election manipulation by party insiders favoring David Crowley.
Premises
- Five USB sticks from Milwaukee tabulators were found missing election results on election night
- Election officials extracted data unusually quickly (3-10 minutes) when it should have taken longer
- The Milwaukee election chief admitted officials clicked the wrong button, downloading audit logs instead of results
- Hong was the polling favorite by a wide margin (down by only 22 points reportedly) yet lost narrowly to Crowley (39.8% to 39.4%)
- Crowley had dropped out of the race for a month before re-entering, making his comeback suspicious
- Prominent progressive figures like Bernie Sanders and AOC declined to endorse Hong despite her ideological alignment with their movements
- Crowley is described as aligned with Governor Tony Evers, who is characterized as having overseen previous 'shady elections'
- Democratic primaries have historically been manipulated (citing 2004, Obama caucuses, Sanders' campaigns)
Assumptions
- Technical/procedural errors in vote counting are evidence of intentional fraud rather than genuine administrative mistakes
- A large polling deficit overcome by an opponent is inherently suspicious rather than attributable to polling error or late voter shifts
- Democratic party insiders have both the motive and coordinated ability to rig primary outcomes
- Sanders' and AOC's non-endorsement of Hong reflects knowledge of a 'fix' rather than other political calculations
- NBC commentator Steve Kornacki's on-air reaction to the delay is evidence of fraud rather than normal reporting caution
- The Democratic Party's historical primary conduct patterns extend to this specific race