Why Were Polls So Wrong in the Wisconsin Governor’s Race?

Scritto il 12/08/2026
da Bayliss Wagner and Ruth Igielnik

Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened?Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, was the front-runner in polls ahead of the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor. But her bid came up short.