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Description: Talk radio host Vicki McKenna joins Tiffany Meier Tonight to discuss Wisconsin's gubernatorial primary, Francesca Hong's lead in the Democratic race, scrutiny over her past comments and shifting positions, and whether her democratic socialist platform could hurt Democrats in the general election.

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