A socialist candidate is surging in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, a sign of the growing left-versus-center fight inside the party.

• Francesca Hong, a state representative and self-described democratic socialist, says she leads the Democratic primary field.
• Her pitch is economic: rising costs, defunded public schools, affordable healthcare, and taxing millionaires and billionaires to cut property taxes.
• Centrist Democrats like Van Jones are pushing back hard, warning the far left's positions on Gaza, policing, and immigration could alienate voters.
• Polls show the race is tight, with better-known Democrat Mandela Barnes outperforming her against the Republican, Tom Tiffany.
• Wisconsin votes on August 11th.

Outlook: A new Marquette poll is due Wednesday, which will show whether Hong's momentum holds as the primary tightens.