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Fox’s Dana Perino grills Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong over democratic socialism

Fox News anchor Dana Perino on Friday pressed Francesca Hong, the Democratic primary front-runner in the Wisconsin governor’s race, over her association with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and past comments about law enforcement. In social media posts in 2020, the gubernatorial candidate called to “defund the police” and stated that she supported defunding…

The Hill By Sarah Davis Jul 31, 2026, 7:43 PM Captured Jul 31, 2026, 9:00 PM

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In social media posts in 2020, the gubernatorial candidate called to “defund the police” and stated that she supported defunding police “as a first step towards abolishing the police.”

Hong attempted to sidestep her past comments on “America’s Newsroom,” saying she believes “people can evolve.”

“The governor cannot defund the police, and I won’t defund the police,” she said. “But I will invest in the things we know prevent crime. … We have to be tough on causes if we want to prevent crime.”

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Origin wording grade

A 8/100 risk

Grade A reflects 8/100 framing risk from editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 27
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate center (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

“Clearly our bipartisan coalition means that I’m more defined by being a good single mom, that I’m a service industry worker, that I truly believe in legislation that helps everyone,” she said. “And these are the things that people want to talk about in rural and urban parts of the state.”

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

She added that her identity as a democratic socialist candidate is “less defined by just one organization.” “Clearly our bipartisan coalition means that I’m more defined by being a good single mom, that I’m a service industry worker, that I truly believe in legislation that helps everyone,” she said. “And these are the things that people want to talk about in rural and urban parts of the state.” Hong is running to replace retiring Democratic Gov.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

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Attributed claims 3
Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.

“The governor cannot defund the police, and I won’t defund the police,” she said. “But I will invest in the things we know prevent crime. … We have to be tough on causes if we want to prevent crime.”
Attributed framing cues 2
Attributed or quoted cues remain visible, but their score contribution is reduced to avoid assigning a speaker's wording to the reporter.

“Clearly our bipartisan coalition means that I’m more defined by being a good single mom, that I’m a service industry worker, that I truly believe in legislation that helps everyone,” she said. “And these are the things that people want to talk about in rural and urban parts of the state.”

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