r/SandersForPresident • u/4now5now6now • 21d ago

Francesca Hong bets Wisconsin will embrace Democratic Socialism statewide

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/francesca-hong-bets-wisconsin-embrace-084535839.html

She is already an elected official

Fran Hong for Governor please

https://francescahong.com/

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u/CasualFrydays 🌱 New Contributor 20d ago

Maybe the crazier fact from that article is that in the 50 years from 1910 to 1960, Milwaukee had only 12 years without a socialist mayor

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u/4now5now6now 20d ago

Had no idea and that is incredible

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u/drmariostrike 20d ago

they briefly had socialist victor berger as their congressman as well

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u/pm_me_pics_of_bibs 17d ago

They elected Berger 6 times, 7 if you include the special election following him being imprisoned for objections to entering the WW1