Every November, millions of American families pull up chairs around the Thanksgiving table. They bow their heads, say grace, and share a meal they worked hard to put together. It’s one of the last traditions in this country that truly transcends politics — rooted in faith, family, and genuine gratitude. But a growing faction of the American Left looks at that scene and sees something sinister. Something that needs to go.
The campaign to destroy Thanksgiving has been building for years, and it’s not coming from the fringes. Time Magazine branded the holiday a “harmful lie.” The Washington Post smeared it by spotlighting “hemispheric violence” at the root of the Thanksgiving “myth.” The Nation demanded the holiday be “decolonized” — whatever that means for a turkey and some cranberry sauce. These aren’t obscure activist newsletters. They’re mainstream outlets, and now the politician leading the race to become governor of a critical swing state has made clear she’s singing from their hymnal.
From the Daily Wire:
Wisconsin democratic socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong is refusing to dish out a straight answer after getting caught trying to carve up one of America’s most beloved holidays.
In an appearance on CNN, Hong dodged the question when host Kaitlin Collins pressed her on a deleted 2020 social media post where the leftist politician declared that Americans “should cancel Thanksgiving” and claimed the nation “should have done this in 1621.”
A politician who won’t stand behind her own words
Read that date again. 1621. Hong didn’t suggest we rethink how Thanksgiving is taught in schools. She said America should have scrapped the holiday before the nation even existed. That’s not a policy critique. That’s a wholesale rejection of the American story from its opening page.
And when CNN gave her a clean opportunity to walk it back — a simple “no, I don’t want to cancel Thanksgiving” would have done the trick — she couldn’t do it. Instead, she launched into a meandering monologue about her chef background and “bringing people around the table.” Classic deflection. She even validated the grievance crowd by calling the holiday “incredibly painful for many people in our communities.” Her big clarification? “Views can evolve.” That’s not evolution. That’s a politician who knows her actual beliefs would horrify most voters, so she hides behind vague platitudes and hopes nobody notices.
Here’s the rich irony. Hong built her entire career in kitchens. She worked her way up from entry-level positions to become a chef and restaurant co-owner. She made her living feeding people at tables. Now she wants to cancel the most important table in American life. You’d think a professional chef might have some appreciation for a national holiday centered around a shared meal. Apparently not.
It doesn’t stop at Turkey Day
Hong’s contempt for Thanksgiving is really just the appetizer. Her full record reveals a pattern of extreme positions that should make any serious voter deeply uncomfortable. In 2021, she posted on social media that “police exist to uphold white supremacy. Defund then abolish. Reform can’t be an option.” Not reform the police. Not increase accountability. Abolish them entirely.
She’s also backed eliminating prisons, dismantling Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and — this one’s a real gem — abolishing the United States Senate. She’s a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Madison chapter. When pressed on these stances, she sidestepped by calling them “nonsensical and nonpractical at this time.” Pay close attention to those last three words. At this time. She’s not renouncing anything. She’s just parking it until the political winds shift.
Why Wisconsin should be paying attention
If Hong were a backbench assemblywoman in a safe blue district, this would be an amusing footnote. She’s not. A recent Marquette Law School poll has her leading the Democratic gubernatorial primary with 38% support. The August 11 primary is days away. The moderate lane has completely collapsed — one rival bowed out amid a campaign finance scandal, another dropped out entirely. The Republican Governors Association has already tagged her “the Mamdani of the Midwest,” and frankly, the comparison fits.
Wisconsin isn’t Portland. It’s the quintessential battleground state, decided by razor-thin margins every cycle. The prospect of a democratic socialist who wants to abolish police, prisons, and Thanksgiving holding executive power there should give every American pause.
Thanksgiving has never been about politics. It’s about a grandmother’s recipe, a kid’s construction-paper turkey on the fridge, and a family holding hands before a meal. Francesca Hong looked at all of that and saw something worth destroying. Wisconsin voters head to the polls in one week. They’d be wise to remember what she thinks of their traditions.
Key Takeaways
- Wisconsin’s leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate once called for canceling Thanksgiving entirely.
- Francesca Hong refuses to disavow extreme positions on police, prisons, and American institutions.
- The mainstream Left has spent years rebranding Thanksgiving as a symbol of oppression.
- A democratic socialist frontrunner in a swing state poses a real threat to traditional American values.
Sources: Daily Wire, ABC17NEWS
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