{"id":2641798,"date":"2026-08-07T11:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-francesca-hong-reverses-course-on-thanksgiving-before-wisconsin-primary-now-says-holiday-she-hated-is-her-favorite\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:42:05","slug":"desperate-francesca-hong-reverses-course-on-thanksgiving-before-wisconsin-primary-now-says-holiday-she-hated-is-her-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-francesca-hong-reverses-course-on-thanksgiving-before-wisconsin-primary-now-says-holiday-she-hated-is-her-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Francesca Hong Reverses Course on Thanksgiving Before Wisconsin Primary, Now Says Holiday She Hated Is Her &#8216;Favorite&#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\">36<\/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%2Fdesperate-francesca-hong-reverses-course-on-thanksgiving-before-wisconsin-primary-now-says-holiday-she-hated-is-her-favorite%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=2641798&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>The content discusses a political figure, Francesca Hong, a Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, who initially called for canceling Thanksgiving due to its colonial history and association with oppression. However, after recent election results and shifting polls, Hong publicly retracted her stance, expressing love for the holiday and describing it as her favorite. Her rapid change in opinion appears to be influenced by electoral considerations, particularly the outcome of her primary race and the need to gain support. The article highlights her previous comments criticizing Thanksgiving as a celebration of colonialism and her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-key-senate-dem-vote-to-oppose-biden-nominee-neera-tanden-for-overly-partisan-statements\/\" title=\"Manchin, Key Senate Dem Vote, To Oppose Biden Nominee Neera Tanden For \u2018Overly Partisan Statements...\">social media history<\/a> indicating disdain<\/a> for holidays in general, attributing her initial position to her ideological stance against capitalism, religion, and patriotism. It portrays her recent turnaround as politically motivated, suggesting her &#8220;evolution&#8221; on the issue is driven by campaign strategy rather than genuine change of heart.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it was the bad optics of hating Thanksgiving. Perhaps it was the relative underperformance of another Midwestern radical, Abdul El-Sayed, who narrowly won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan despite having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-despite-floridas-even-split-between-gop-dems-desantis-has-strong-approval-rating-overwhelming-support-on-pandemic\/\" title=\"POLL: Despite Florida...s Even Split Between GOP, Dems, DeSantis Has Strong Approval Rating, Overwhelming Support On Pandemic\">double-digit lead<\/a> in polls. Perhaps it was a genuine change of heart.<\/p>\n<p>Excuse me, sorry. Had to take a break because I was doubled over laughing at the last one. Whatever the case, Wisconsin gubernatorial frontrunner and histrionic socialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-try-thwart-democracy-wisconsin-subvert-voting-laws-get-establishment-candidate-nominated\/\">Francesca Hong<\/a> would like you to know she no longer hates Turkey Day.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she loves it! It\u2019s her favorite holiday! Totally beats out May Day.<\/p>\n<p>Hong, a former restauranteur turned state assemblywoman, said in an interview with Politico that, despite a post on social media which called on America to \u201ccancel Thanksgiving,\u201d she \u201cactually loves\u201d the annual feast day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYep. I don\u2019t want to cancel it,\u201d she told Irie Sentner Wednesday. \u201cI actually love it\u2026 it\u2019s a big event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I\u2019m just going to be real, I\u2019m kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to holidays in general,\u201d she added. \u201cBut right now, what we want to get serious about is making sure that we deliver a Democratic trifecta.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democratic socialist Francesca Hong addressed her \u201ccancel Thanksgiving\u201d \u2013 joking to our <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iriesentner?\">@iriesentner<\/a> that the holiday is actually her favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what she said\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWL92k1IKM\">pic.twitter.com\/tWL92k1IKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/politico\/status\/2085067906262438095?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I kind of believe that last part about delivering a Democratic trifecta \u2014 and that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n<p>Back during the annus horribilis of 2020, Hong said that not only should the holiday be axed, but that America \u201cshould have done this in 1621.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic] folx and women so be it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWAuBJfihK\">pic.twitter.com\/XWAuBJfihK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billy Ronson (@RonsonBilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonsonBilly\/status\/2085413646730178813?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, she tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rising-dem-star-collapse-asked-pro-thanksgiving-answer-makes-kamala-look-like-genius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defending this during a CNN interview<\/a>, calling it a \u201ctime that\u2019s incredibly painful for many people in our communities,\u201d although she said that someone\u2019s \u201cviews can evolve\u201d on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Well, her views evolved awfully quickly \u2014 assumedly because she saw El-Sayed, her analogue in the Michigan Senate primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/08\/04\/us\/elections\/results-michigan-us-senate-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning<\/a> by a slim 48.5 percent to 47.5 margin over moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens despite the fact that some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/05\/us\/politics\/michigan-primary-election-polling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent polls<\/a> had him up by as much as 19 points.<\/p>\n<p>Ergo, this 48-hour evolution:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Francesca Hong, 2020: Cancel Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Hong, Two Days Ago: Thanksgiving is a time that\u2019s incredibly painful for many people in our communities.<\/p>\n<p>Hong, Today: My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I love it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cA5Qg9Lm4S\">pic.twitter.com\/cA5Qg9Lm4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/2085103191624953871?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hong has a similar advantage in polling going into the Aug. 11 primary. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/governor\/democratic-primary\/2026\/wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>, the lowest lead she had in a poll taken in the last month was 11 points, and the highest is 22 points. But that\u2019s among the Democratic electorate, which is starting to wake up to the fact that radical bomb-throwers might put safe races in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also one other bit of truth in the Politico interview: Hong is a curmudgeon when it comes to holidays, according to her social media history, although not just because she\u2019s naturally curmudgeonly. No, it\u2019s because capitalism and religion and patriotism stink:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It seems that Francesca Hong hates just about every single holiday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVHnu9atAw\">pic.twitter.com\/VVHnu9atAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2084316192659952060?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So now, all of a sudden, that holiday she wants to cancel is \u201ca big event\u201d in her house. How \u2019bout that?<\/p>\n<p>Come on: We all know that Francesca Hong\u2019s \u201cevolution\u201d on the matter began Tuesday night, when the votes from Wayne County, Michigan, began pouring in and showed that El-Sayed\u2019s hard-left political orientation didn\u2019t play well among the Democratic Party\u2019s urban base.<\/p>\n<p>He managed to eke out a victory thanks to the luxury belief class, although that\u2019s no guarantee of a general election victory in November. In fact, it exposed the soft underbelly of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kind-person-democratic-socialists-america-attract-viral-photos-show-exactly-type\/\">DSA-backed<\/a> or DSA-adjacent candidate in a seat or state that isn\u2019t bluer than the ocean. Hong, not wrongly, began panicking.<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR: Expect one of those \u201cChristmas in July\u201d displays at campaign headquarters sometime before the week is out. 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Maybe it was the underwhelming results of another Midwestern progressive, Abdul El-Sayed, who narrowly secured the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan despite leading by double digits in polls. Or perhaps it was a sincere change of opinion. Sorry, I had to pause because I couldn&#8217;t stop laughing at that last part. Regardless, Wisconsin gubernatorial frontrunner and dramatic socialist Francesca Hong wants you to know she no longer hates Turkey Day-in fact, she loves it! It\u2019s her favorite holiday-way better than May Day. Hong, a former restaurant owner turned state assemblywoman, told Politico that despite a social media post calling for America to \u201ccancel Thanksgiving,\u201d she actually loves celebrating it. \u201cYep. I don\u2019t want to cancel it,\u201d she said Wednesday. \u201cI really enjoy it\u2026 it\u2019s a big event.\u201d She also admitted she&#8217;s generally grumpy about holidays but emphasized her focus on securing a Democratic trifecta in government.<\/p>\n<p>In an amusing twist, Hong joked with Politico that Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday after previously suggesting its cancellation-a quick shift likely influenced by recent election results showing her opponent&#8217;s narrow victory and polling advantages going into the August 11 primary. Her past statements included calling for ending the holiday altogether due to its colonial roots and impact on Indigenous peoples; however, during a CNN interview this week, she claimed her views have evolved and acknowledged that many find Thanksgiving painful but still expressed love for the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Her rapid change of stance seems motivated by political necessity rather than genuine conviction-especially as early voting data shows she&#8217;s leading comfortably in polls among Democrats heading into the primary season. Historically known for disliking holidays due to capitalism and patriotism critiques (and not just as part of her political persona), Hong now appears to embrace Thanksgiving publicly amid campaign pressures.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it&#8217;s clear her sudden enthusiasm is more about political strategy than personal belief-likely triggered by recent electoral developments and shifting voter sentiments within urban Democratic bases eager for moderate candidates over radical leftists like El-Sayed. Expect some festive displays soon; after all, even radicals can get into the spirit when needed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2641799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-08-07T100734.828.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63525,5894,83834],"class_list":["post-2641798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-francesca-hong","tag-politics","tag-wisconsin-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-08-07T100734.828.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641798","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641798"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641802,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641798\/revisions\/2641802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}