{"id":2641109,"date":"2026-08-05T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-scraps-bid-to-cancel-thanksgiving-my-favorite-holiday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:48:43","slug":"hong-scraps-bid-to-cancel-thanksgiving-my-favorite-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-scraps-bid-to-cancel-thanksgiving-my-favorite-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong scraps bid to cancel Thanksgiving: &#8216;My favorite holiday&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhong-scraps-bid-to-cancel-thanksgiving-my-favorite-holiday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Francesca Hong, Wisconsin\u2019s leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has reversed her previous support for canceling Thanksgiving, citing her love for the holiday and the importance of community gatherings. This shift follows her earlier comments during the campaign, where she acknowledged the holiday\u2019s painful history for some communities and posted a controversial statement in 2020 advocating to &#8220;cancel&#8221; Thanksgiving due to its colonial origins. Hong\u2019s reevaluation reflects her attempt to appeal to more centrist voters as she nears the primary election date. Meanwhile, the race has seen other socialist-leaning candidates achieve notable victories against establishment-backed opponents, indicating a broader trend of progressive candidates gaining ground in Democratic primaries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/a> leading Democratic gubernatorial contender on Wednesday reversed her support for canceling Thanksgiving, as she faces a steep path towards winning over more centrist voters in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Socialist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4642553\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-governor-primary-socialism\/\">Francesca Hong<\/a> is viewed as the favorite to clinch the Democratic primary nomination on Aug. 11, though<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/wisconsin-governor-election-polls-2026.html\"> no polling<\/a> has been released since her top rival, former lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4669664\/mandela-barnes-drops-wisconsin-gubernatorial-bid\/\">dropped out of the race<\/a>, leaving Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley to coalesce establishment support ahead of the election.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676618\/francesca-hong-thanksgiving-favorite-holiday\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Francesca Hong says Thanksgiving is her \u2018favorite holiday\u2019 after previously posting \u2018Cancel Thanksgiving\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676497\/nrcc-coordinated-advertisement-supreme-court-party-expenditures-ruling\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP campaign arm launches first coordinated ad since Supreme Court ruling on party expenditures<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676367\/democrats-hope-kansas-senate-race-ratings-fundraising\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats see hope in Kansas Senate race with ratings shift and fundraising advantage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With less than a week before the primary, Hong backed away from her previous support of canceling Thanksgiving during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/politico\/status\/2085067906262438095?s=20\">an interview<\/a> with <em>Politico<\/em>, after declining to confirm whether she still held the position a few days ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy favorite holiday is Thanksgiving,\u201d Hong said.\u00a0\u201cYep, I don\u2019t want to cancel it. I actually love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know, I\u2019m just I\u2019m gonna be real,\u201d the socialist candidate said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to holidays in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hong\u2019s stance is a shift from her words on Monday, when she was pressed on her 2020 support for axing the holiday. Earlier this week, the gubernatorial contender told CNN that she still believes Thanksgiving is a \u201ctime that\u2019s incredibly painful for many people in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a chef, and one of the first meals that I made that was for the community when I was 16 [years old] was a Thanksgiving meal,\u201d Hong said. \u201cI always think my hospitality background in owning a restaurant for seven, eight years, that bringing folks around the table to share conversation and build community is always a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut Thanksgiving is also a time that\u2019s incredibly painful for many people in our communities,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd so I think there, I wanted to make sure that people understood that there are multiple views, but views can evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy stems from a now-deleted post on X Hong made in 2020, during COVID-19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621,\u201d Hong wrote. \u201cIf it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous folx and women so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4642553\/francesca-hong-wisconsin-governor-primary-socialism\/\"><strong>A DSA GOVERNOR? FRANCESCA HONG TESTS WHETHER SOCIALISM CAN WIN STATEWIDE IN WISCONSIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should Hong win next Tuesday, she would be the latest in a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guy-benson-says-socialist-challenges-test-democratic-party\/\" title=\"Guy Benson says socialist challenges test Democratic Party\">socialist-aligned candidates<\/a> who have secured victories against establishment-backed figures in Democratic primaries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Michigan, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a>, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/dsa-progressives-wisconsin-michigan-primaries-00986944?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=25491daf-c42b-4649-b20c-4ffd776afc37\">is backed<\/a> by socialists, won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, delivering a bruising defeat to Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), who represented the more centrist wing of the party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Dem candidate reverses stance on canceling Thanksgiving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2641110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206128284729.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83738,38254,38598],"class_list":["post-2641109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-holiday-cancellation","tag-hong-kong","tag-thanksgiving"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206128284729.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641113,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641109\/revisions\/2641113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}