‘Common sense against crazy’: Trump-backed candidate sounds alarm on socialist Hong in Wisconsin race

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GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., is warning voters that a potential general-election matchup with socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong could determine whether socialism gains a foothold in Wisconsin as Tuesday’s primary approaches. Tiffany, speaking to Fox News Digital alongside former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, said the election could determine whether Wisconsin becomes a "firewall" against the spread of socialism as far-left candidates continue to beat out moderate Democrats throughout the country in primary elections. "Is the heartland going to be the firewall that stops this movement of socialism coming from, especially the East Coast?" Tiffany said. "And I think Wisconsin will be. We’ll be the place that stops socialism." SCOTT WALKER: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS ARE COMING FOR MY STATE. THIS IS HOW WE BEAT THEM Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), backs progressive policies such as calling for the defunding of the police, abolishing prisons, creating public banks and grocery stores, universal childcare and a $20 minimum wage. Her "TAX THE RICH" plan proposes raising state income taxes by 1% for couples making over $431,000 and individuals making over $323,000. "I think what Francesca Hong stands for is the antithesis of America," Youngkin said. "She wants to defund police, close prisons. She wants to get rid of the military. She wants to get rid of the presidency. I mean, these are all the things that the DSA stands for and she is a card-carrying member." "I just know my friends and neighbors, including some who are Democrats, they are not crazy," Tiffany said. "They do not believe in some of these crazy policies, abolish prisons, abolish police, highest tax rates that you could possibly have. I mean they do not accept that." WISCONSIN DEM SOCIALIST GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFUL DODGES WHETHER SHE STILL WANTS TO ‘ABOLISH POLICE’ Past social media posts from Hong have drawn scrutiny, including a 2021 post stating that police…