David Crowley Wins!

David Crowley's slim victory shows deep division with the Democrats. Pro Israel Dems and dark money once again stops progressives. While I am happy a Black person won, his win is not going to sway voters in majority white Wisconsin.

The noise wins.

Okay, let me make this clear. I don’t care anymore about the identity politics right now. If you are supportive of Israel, a get along to go along, a work across the aisle, a water down, an establishment politician, you are not going to succeed.

The progressive movement want fighters. 

Unfortunately David Crowley isn't a fighter and he will pay the price. Crowley who reentered the race was heavily backed dark money defeated Francesca Hong, a progressive state lawmaker in the race for governor.

His razor thin win shows internal issues within the Democratic Party. His win puts the governor’s race in Lean Republican. 

He will face off against an election denying white nationalist, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI).

Crowley who skipped the Arab American Forum, suspended his campaign, only reentered when Mandela Barnes and Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez exited the race had an amazing comeback. 

Crowley won on older Black voters. The dog whistle campaign against Hong was there.

Now this is going to be an example of Democrats shooting themselves in the foot. Words do not pay the bills. It does not lower the gas prices. It does not feed families. It does not pay mortages, rent, loans and life in general. 

Instead of ignoring the noise, Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Democrats are gambling on chasing that elusive white vote. Fuck that shit. Everyone is important.

Crowley defeated Hong by less than half of a percentage point in an election outcome that none of the statewide polls predicted. In every survey, including one Crowley's campaign paid for, Hong carried a double-digit lead in the race.

Crowley was declared the winner by the Associated Press early Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a series of reporting delays in Milwaukee, Winnebago and Green counties. If the slim margin in unofficial results holds, it could be within the 1% threshold at which Hong could request a recount at the campaign's expense.

"David is ready to get back to work, build a broad coalition, and win in November," Crowley campaign manager Garren Randolph said in a statement.

The dog whistle blew. Francesca Hong's loss is heartbreaking. She called for unity to rally behind Crowley.

Tuesday's election outcome underscored the popularity of Gov. Evers.

The Milwaukee County Executive had dropped out of the race in July in reaction to polling that showed he had failed to break through in a crowded primary but returned to the race just days later with an endorsement from Evers, who holds a job approval rating of more than 50% in a recent Marquette University Law School survey.

Crowley's win also delivers a loss to the democratic socialist movement, which has seen victories in New York, Colorado and Michigan. Hong's loss came after the state representative spent more than a week being the subject of national scrutiny and criticism over her past social media posts that called to abolish police and criticized holidays.

The noise of free speech. I mean her words aren't fucking policies. This shit is such a distraction which makes me wonder why the Democrats always want to walk on fucking egg shells. 

Crowley and Evers spent the last month of the race crisscrossing the state, arguing Hong could not beat Tiffany in a general election environment, in part because of those posts.

What makes Crowley think he can win? 

When the Democratic voters oppose dark money, Israel, water down politics and weak fighters, Crowley is weak.

Crowley will face a worthless shithead like Tiffany in a Nov. 3 general election.

At Tiffany's campaign event in Hartland, some supporters told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel they were hoping for a matchup with Hong given the stark contrast between the two. Republican groups spent millions on ads during the primary to boost Hong's name ID in an effort to help her win the party's nomination, viewing Hong as more beatable than other candidates.

Paul Kurtz, a 50-year-old man from Janesville, said he believed Tiffany is the best candidate because “he’s steady, he’s a Wisconsinite through and through."

If Crowley wins, he'll face an electorate that doesn't know him well. In the latest Marquette University Law School poll, two-thirds of Democratic primary voters said they didn't know enough about him to have an opinion.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson told the Journal Sentinel he's known Crowley for about 25 years, and they went to high school together.

"David is a gregarious guy. He is down to earth. He is funny," Johnson said in an interview at Crowley's election night event on Tuesday. "But he is a fighter, and he likes to learn. He will deliver for all communities, all across the state."

Crowley revived campaign after Rodriguez dropped out

Crowley revived his campaign after a whirlwind week of developments during which he learned the candidate he’d endorsed was out of money, received calls from supporters urging him to get back in the race and earned the backing Evers.

Crowley had ended his campaign July 8, saying it had "become clear" he would not be the Democratic nominee. The following day, he endorsed Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, who, within days, would announce she had fired her campaign manager for “serious mismanagement” of campaign finances.

Now the pro Israel money will flow to a white nationalist who voted to not certify the 2020 presidential election. Tom Tiffany is a curmudgeon do nothing lawmaker who will play dog whistle on Crowley now that Hong lost.

Rodriguez withdrew from the race the morning of July 17, and Crowley's return to the race became official before the day was done. The governor's endorsement followed July 18, when Crowley relaunched his campaign with a rally in Milwaukee.

Asked shortly after he rejoined the race why he brought his own campaign back to life rather than backing another candidate who’d stayed in the race, Crowley stressed his experience as county executive.

“None of the candidates, while I've had the opportunity to work with them in their different roles, none of them has the experience of running government, of getting pieces of legislation passed that's going to directly impact families across this state like we did,” Crowley told the Journal Sentinel at the time.

From the start of his campaign reboot, Crowley pointed to efforts by Republican groups to boost Hong, cautioning voters “about Republicans spending money in our Democratic primary.”

Crowley continued to make part of his pitch to voters a warning that Tiffany, who is endorsed by Trump, could defeat Hong even in a political environment has soured on Trump and favors Democrats.

Evers' decision over a year ago to not seek a third term created a wide open race for Democrats, that saw numerous candidates drop out over the summer. State Sen. Kelda Roys and former Evers cabinet member Joel Brennan stayed into the race until the end and both trailed Crowley.

Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski of Madison will join Crowley as a running mate and former Lancaster Mayor David Varnam will join Tiffany on the GOP ticket.