Harris Faulkner: They are PANICKING

[0:01] The polls are open and Americans are making their voices heard through their votes in three [0:06] states, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Carolina today, all holding pivotal primaries. In South [0:13] Carolina, Darlene Graham, the sister of late Senator Lindsey Graham, is voting this morning [0:17] in the state's Republican Senate primary. She's facing off with nine other Republicans who hope [0:23] to fill the seat for the full six-year term. I'm Harris Faulkner. You are in The Faulkner Focus. [0:28] And another big state showdown is Wisconsin. That's where Francesca Hong is seeking to become [0:36] the nation's self-identified Democrat socialist governor, the very first one it would be. [0:41] But moderate Democrats are hoping her challenger will win as they are panicking now over Francesca [0:48] Hong's socialist stances, which could jeopardize the general election. Here's a sample of her words. [0:55] Rapid Fire, do you support repealing Act 10? Yes. Universal child care? Yes. Free school meals? Yes. [1:03] Guaranteed pay leave? Yes. Abolishing ICE? Yes. We have to dismantle police unions, defund the police. [1:09] In the service industry, we are finally having this conversation about, you know, how our industry [1:14] really did come from it and kind of is rooted in white supremacy. Thanksgiving is also a time that's [1:21] incredibly painful for many people in our communities. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. [1:30] I actually love it. Flip-flopping like nobody else. By the way, did you see her taking the litmus [1:37] test, the checklist from that streamer, radical far left Hassan Piker, racist, sexist guy, [1:43] and making her check off the boxes? Are you a real Democrat socialist? [1:48] That's just the typical of the iceberg for Hong. She is also backing a public option for health [1:54] coverage, state-run public banks, grocery stores, free, remember, like Mom Donnie style here in New York, [2:01] still haven't seen one. Repeal of the right to work law, raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour, [2:08] a wealth tax and state identification for illegal aliens. So they can live in Rome just like the [2:15] rest of us, just like they actually are illegal, but they're not. The DSA, Democrat Socialists of [2:21] America, endorsed candidate, is now trying to distance herself from some of her own words, [2:27] her own radical positions. And yes, the topic of Thanksgiving keeps coming up. [2:33] I learned then you have some hot takes, sometimes bad takes on Twitter. And I let my feelings out [2:40] into the world. And right now as governor, what I'm most serious about are the issues that voters [2:45] are telling me they want solutions for, for permanent affordability. [2:50] So no police, no ICE, get away, you know, from the U.S. government, Supreme Court, all that. [2:56] Those are just hot takes, bad takes? Which ones? Former Republican Governor Scott Walker, [3:01] the great state of Wisconsin, joins me in moments. First, let's go to senior national [3:04] correspondent, Mike Tobin, in Milwaukee. Mike. [3:09] BAM Harris with Democratic Socialism on the March. The woman who looks like she's in a comfortable [3:13] position to win the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin. Proudly wears the title [3:18] of Democrat Socialist. Francesca Hahn is leading in every area of the state among Democrats, [3:24] according to the Polskers. She campaigns for a higher minimum wage, taxed rich, universal health care, [3:29] and a year moratorium on new data centers. Her past tweets and comments about defunding the police, [3:35] abolishing the police. Uh, criticism of Thanksgiving have come back to haunt her, [3:40] but she dismisses all of that as bad takes. We need a united party. We are ready to unite not [3:49] just the party, but working class people all across the state to defeat Tom Tiffany and Nobel. I think [3:55] the Democratic Party, we are a big tent party. There's always room for better policies and always room [4:00] for lucky. Now what Wisconsin voters tell us, particularly the young ones, fits in with Hong's [4:08] platform. They are concerned about affordability and would like to see some new blood and a new [4:13] approach to government. I think just young people feel very disenfranchised in politics and a lot [4:19] of the DSA platform kind of attempts to, to make those people feel like they have a voice, [4:24] make people feel like they have an opportunity. Uh, particularly, I don't agree with a lot of [4:28] this policy. I think most of the place for the Democratic Party wants, um, to see more change [4:36] and more democratic socialism. In spite of what, uh, a small portion of Democrats are concerned or [4:44] worried. I don't care. I'm up to all the, all the way with her and I support her. Now establishment [4:52] Democrats in Wisconsin are not necessarily supporting Hong. The outgoing governor, Tony [4:57] Evers campaigned with her primary opponent, David Crowley. Evers is concerned that Hong is so far to [5:02] the left. She could win the primary, but turn off centrist voters and pave the way for the likely [5:07] Republican nominee, Tom Tiffany, to march into the governor's mansion. Now, Republicans have controlled [5:12] both houses in the state capitol for about 16 years now. Democrats are looking at the potential of a [5:18] trifecta where they control, uh, executive and both, uh, both houses in the state capitol, [5:24] and they really don't want to lose this opportunity. Harris. Mike, thank you very much. And focus with [5:30] me now, former Republican governor of the great state of Wisconsin, Scott Walker. He's also now [5:35] president of the Young America's Foundation. Welcome. Uh, let's get started with your state. Are there [5:41] enough people who believe in socialism and, and you know that state so well that Francesca Hong could [5:48] move forward in the Democrat primary? Absolutely. Uh, three quick reasons. One, uh, the electorate, [5:56] uh, for the past 10 years on the Democrat side has moved dramatically to the left. Two, as you [6:02] mentioned at Young America's Foundation, we've been warning about this for years, liberal indoctrination on [6:06] college campuses is having an impact. And three, as Mike talked about, cost, high cost, particularly when it [6:12] comes to housing, uh, I think shows that for younger voters, they're up for grabs. That's why Tom [6:17] Tiffany was wise to come out yesterday with a conservative alternative, but they're looking for [6:21] aggressive action, and they think they're getting it with democratic socialism. As you know, [6:26] in places like Venezuela, it's not what you expect. It actually failed in that country, would fail here. [6:31] Look, she gave in an interview in the last couple of days, an example of owning the Green Bay Packers as [6:37] socialism that works. Can you address that? Well, it's absolutely ridiculous. It's a corporation, [6:43] it's a non-profit corporation held by shareholders and run by an executive committee. So she doesn't [6:48] even know what she's talking about. But this is par for the course. You alluded to her cancel [6:53] Thanksgiving post. Then she said, well, no, actually, I cook for Thanksgiving, but some people [6:58] are troubled by it. To then saying, finally, a few days ago, she loves Thanksgiving. This is an example of [7:04] her trying to back away from her past statements, but these were not statements as a kid. In school, [7:09] these were statements as an elected official. I think it's very revealing just how radical on [7:14] abolishing the police, getting rid of prisons for violent offenders. All these things are [7:18] dangerously crazy, not just crazy, but dangerously crazy. Yeah, it's interesting. She is, and I [7:24] mentioned the Green Bay Packers. Here's exactly what she said. Let's watch. First of all, let's remember [7:33] that here in Wisconsin, we have the only publicly owned NFL football team. We're very proud of our [7:39] Green Bay Packers. And this is a state where sewer socialism was born, social security, kindergarten, [7:45] environmentalism. We have deep progressive roots, and it's about time that we dig into these roots [7:51] and build something even better. And I think working class folks all across the state who have felt very [7:56] much left behind are ready for a new politics to reclaim working class power and make sure we have a [8:02] government that actually puts working class people first. Do you think that wins in your state? [8:10] No, one, the Packers are, you know, nonpartisan. People love them regardless who they are. But that [8:15] aside, these policies, she really pushed on them. Massive tax increases that would drive employers and [8:21] job creators out of the state. Overall socialism, like I said, it's not just liberal views. These are the [8:27] things that aren't ancient history. They're failing as we speak in Venezuela. The more people learn about her and [8:33] her and her policies, I think the worse off she gets. They're going to try and switch and attack and [8:37] somehow make this about President Trump. But I think so far they've overstepped. And that's why [8:41] the Democratic establishment is pushing back. But too little, too late. [8:45] Yeah. You know what? You're absolutely right about that. I was reading some of her comments just [8:49] in the last 24 hours as she was headed into this vote day. And a lot of them were about President [8:55] Trump. And that's a head scratcher. Because he won't be president all the way through the next [9:01] term of, yeah, I mean, it just makes no sense. Let's move on. One of the Democrat Party's biggest [9:07] socialism boosters seems to be trying to walk back some of the woke. Like erase all of our memories [9:13] for all the junk they've said. This weekend, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blamed [9:20] 2020 lockdown rhetoric for some of her radical left stances, including defund the police. Watch this. [9:27] I have a local city councilman that has this saying woke one was crazy. I think that the doors [9:37] were really open in trying to entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place. [9:45] I think that, you know, during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we [9:52] would use today. A new column argues this is a cop-out. It is another way of saying don't pay [9:58] attention to the foolish things we've said five years ago, which have since been exposed as reckless [10:03] and juvenile. Just focus on what we want to talk about now that we are asking for your votes. End of [10:09] quote. Your reaction to that? Well, just like Francisca Hong, this is a great example. These are not [10:16] poster comments that AOC made when she was a kid or in college. These were comments made as an elected [10:22] official. When people tell you who they are, believe them. She, like so many others, are radical, [10:28] radical, radical. She's getting hungry for a potential presidential run and realizing in swing states [10:33] like Wisconsin, that doesn't play very well. You know, as a former governor of that great state, [10:38] I know how much you love your home. And when you think about the country and your state now [10:43] possibly being part of the push towards socialism, what is something that you'd say to all voters, [10:48] including Republicans? Well, one, don't take anything for granted. I think there's a lot of [10:54] Republicans in a state like mine and Michigan who somehow think these radical candidates winning the [10:58] primary means it's a shoe-in. It's not. It is still an incredibly close election. Wisconsin's the [11:04] closest swing state in America. Michigan's not too far behind. So we've got to fight for every vote. [11:09] And the cycle is, whether it was Obama, Reagan, Trump, or whoever else, [11:14] typically in swing elections, it goes the opposite of the White House. [11:18] So conservatives have to fight even further. And third, it's not just about elections. [11:22] The big picture, we've got to reach out to young people and tell them why [11:25] democratic socialist ideas have failed over and over again, and they're going to fail going forward. [11:30] We can't just assume they know. We have to tell them. [11:32] You have to go to them. I mean, you're going to need one of those [11:36] walk or walk around campaigns where you're talking to young folk. [11:40] Well, you can't just shake, yeah, you can't just shake your finger at them either. [11:45] I tell them, particularly if you're a parent or grandparent, hold out your arms, [11:48] tell them how much you love them. And because you love them, you love America, [11:50] and want to tell them what's great about this country, not what's awful about it, [11:55] and how much better we are than places like Venezuela, Cuba, or the old Soviet Union. [11:59] Yeah, that hits me as a parent. [12:01] That's some sweet wisdom talking right there. [12:03] Good to see you today. Thank you. 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