Who will Wisconsin Democrats pick to run for governor?

威斯康星民主党人将选择谁竞选州长?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-07-31

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This podcast was taped at 1:15 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, July 30, 2026. State Assemblywoman Francesca Hong leads in the polls over Milwaukee County executive David Crowley. Hong's progressive views and membership in the Democratic Socialists of America has won her fans on the Democratic Party's left, but others in the party fear she couldn't win a general election. We look at the race, its candidates and the issues at play. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and Wisconsin Public Radio state house reporter Anya van Wagtendonk. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Their primary for the state's governor's race is in a couple of weeks.

  • Do they pick a candidate from the establishment or do they pick a Democratic socialist or somebody else?

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Deepa Shivaram.

  • I cover the White House.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover politics.

  • And Anya Van Wagdentonk from Wisconsin Public Radio is with us from Madison.

  • Hey, Anya.

  • Hello.

  • All right.

  • So, Anya, the Democratic primary has been, to put it lightly, like pretty dramatic in the past couple of weeks.

  • Can you catch us up?