Hong's SHOCK Loss in Wisconsin, Minnesota in Play with Tafoya, and WNBA Coach WHINES, with Emily Jashinsky | Ep. 1378
August 12, 2026
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5 min readA Night of Surprises: Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the WNBA's Latest Drama
The election results delivered a genuine shock in Wisconsin, where progressive darling Francesca Hong—who had been leading by double digits in every public poll, including one that had her up 30 points—lost to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the Democratic primary for governor. The betting markets had her ahead by at least 18 points in the final five public polls. Hong, a state representative and DSA-backed candidate, had built a national profile around her radical cultural positions: she had previously called for canceling Thanksgiving, criticized Christmas and Valentine's Day as "capitalist constructs," and once hosted what she called a "menstruation-themed dinner" featuring Korean blood sausage. On election day itself, she went on CNN to try to walk back the Thanksgiving comments, insisting she loved turkey and mashed potatoes, but the damage was done. As Emily Jashinsky put it on the show, Hong "just screams Madison" to Wisconsin voters—and that proved fatal.
The Wisconsin Upset and Its Implications
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Outline
- 2 (01:15) **Election Results Overview** - Megyn introduces the show and notes the team wants to start with election results from the previous night
- 3 (02:14) **Francesca Hong's Stunning Wisconsin Loss** - The DSA candidate who wanted to "cancel Thanksgiving" lost despite polling 18-30 points ahead
- 4 (04:53) **Emily Jashinsky Joins to Discuss Wisconsin** - Megyn brings on Emily Jashinsky, a Wisconsin native, to analyze the Hong upset
- 5 (13:06) **Trump Administration Bans Medicaid Funding for Trans Procedures on Children** - Megyn highlights a major policy win from the Trump administration via Dr. Oz
- 6 (14:30) **Haley Stevens Mocks Tom Tiffany Over Wolves** - The former Michigan representative, now a CNN regular, dismisses Tiffany's focus on wolf hunting laws
- 7 (17:05) **Voting Irregularities in Milwaukee** - USB sticks containing voting data went missing as the vote proceeded, raising questions about the election's legitimacy
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Guests on this episode
Show Notes
Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of “After Party,” to discuss Francesca Hong's shocking loss, her bizarre Thanksgiving comments, the rise and also limits of the DSA in 2026, Haley Stevens' strange criticism of a GOP candidate's focus on wolves, the struggle of the establishment in 2026, the Minnesota Senate race and Michele Tafoya's GOP primary win, Peggy Flanagan's radical progressive views and out-there statements,the controversial Massachusetts abortion bill allowing abortion up until birth, an update on the surrogacy dispute where the biological parents wanted the baby aborted after learning he had a heart condition, the Miss Universe Canada controversy after two contestants were publicly criticized for wearing Indigenous-inspired costumes, the ridiculous accusations of cultural appropriation, DiJonai Carrington's comments about white privilege, coach Stephanie White's ridiculous and emotional response to the outrage over her comments over the weekend, Megyn's disastrous cooking attempt that ended with firefighters being called to her home, and more.
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