Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

Francesca Hong, a gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin, is facing primary debates where opponents are focusing media coverage on her 2020 tweet suggesting the cancellation of Thanksgiving due to colonialism and superspreader events. The article notes that this focus distracts from key policy issues relevant to Wisconsinites, such as free childcare and a moratorium on data centers. Hong has also been the subject of coverage discussing her past statements in an interview.