Name: Francesca Hong Surges on Change Message as Early Voters Face Chaos: Analyst on Wisconsin Primary
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Description: Capitol Group founder Brandon Scholz tells Tiffany Meier why progressive state lawmaker Francesca Hong has rocketed to the front of the Democratic gubernatorial primary despite controversial past statements, how candidate dropouts and re-entries complicated early voting, and what she’ll need to do to compete in a purple-state general election.

Tiffany Meier is an anchor, China news investigative reporter, and producer for NTD News based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Tiffany anchors NTD's flagship shows "NTD Evening News" and "China in Focus" and co-moderates NTD's special election coverage "The Nation Decides." She produced the award-winning NTD Original documentary "Hollywood Takeover: China's Control in the Film Industry."


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