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DSA member leads Dem primary in Midwest battleground — but trails likely GOP nominee: poll

A socialist-backed candidate is leading the field in a high-stakes Democratic gubernatorial showdown in battleground Wisconsin.Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, stands at 26% support among voters likely to cast a ballot in the state's Aug. 11 Democratic primary for governor, according to a Marquette Law School poll released this week.Former Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who narrowly lost the state's 2022 U.S. Senate election to GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, stood at second place in the survey at 15%, with nearly half of those questioned still u...