The Democratic Party’s surrender to socialism is not just taking place in deep-blue cities. The socialist wing is taking over in the Midwestern swing states that have decided the last three presidential elections.

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Wisconsin governor’s race, acknowledging the reality that the Democratic primary is socialist Francesca Hong’s race to lose. Hong was leading Barnes, her closest challenger, by 21 percentage points in the most recent Marquette Law School poll.