Ep. 2036 - Anti-White Socialist Who Tried To Cancel Thanksgiving Loses Election In Wisconsin

August 12, 2026

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In a Wisconsin gubernatorial primary, state representative Francesca Hong—who had campaigned on hating white people in a state that is 75 percent white and called for canceling Thanksgiving—lost to Milwaukee County executive David Crowley. Michael Knowles walks through the race, the wedding video that broke the internet, the DSA’s refusal to say what happens to rapists under their program, and what all of it reveals about the left’s strategy of swapping radical faces for moderate ones while keeping the same policies.

The Francesca Hong Upset and What It Means

Hong was a perfect villain for conservatives: a Democratic Socialist who said her biracial son meant her “proximity to whiteness continues,” who wanted to cancel Thanksgiving, and who ran in a state where three out of four voters are white. Republicans even ran attack ads in the Democratic primary, hoping to bait Democrats into nominating the most extreme candidate. But it backfired—Democrats chose Crowley instead.

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1 (01:08) **Anti-White Socialist Loses Wisconsin Primary** - The host introduces the shocking upset of Francesca Hong losing the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary.
2 (07:31) **Republican Meddling & The "Moderate" Winner** - Knowles explains how Republicans tried to boost Hong, and analyzes the actual winner, David Crowley.
3 (09:26) **"Woke 2.0" vs. "Woke 1.0"** - The host explains the strategic shift within the Democratic Party to moderate-looking radicals.
4 (12:12) **Bride Freaks Out Over Husband's Last Name** - A viral video of a bride refusing to be called "Mrs." sparks a discussion on marriage.
5 (16:25) **Biblical Wisdom on Wives & Husbands** - Knowles uses scripture and personal anecdotes to discuss the roles of husbands and wives.
6 (21:15) **Living Apart as a "Novel Approach" to Marriage** - The host critiques a woman who lives in a separate apartment from her husband.
7 (25:05) **The Purpose of Marriage** - The host connects the viral marriage stories to the political debate over redefining marriage.

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Francesca Hong goes down in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary, a wife freaks out over being called by her husband's name, and AOC splits from her fiancé.

Ep. 2036

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