Gov. Tony Evers endorsed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on Saturday as the Democrat re-entered the race for governor, just days after suspending his campaign.
“Today, I’m endorsing David to be Wisconsin’s next governor,” Evers posted on X. “I’m urging Wisconsinites to join me in uniting and supporting David in the upcoming August 11 primary and the November election.”
Crowley, who dropped out of the Democratic primary on July 8 and endorsed Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, re-entered the contest after Rodriguez suspended her campaign amid a massive campaign finance scandal.
The re-entry comes with fewer than three weeks until the primary and little time to stop socialist State Rep. Francesca Hong, whom Democrats believe cannot win the general election. Other Democrats in the race include former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Joel Brennan and Kelda Roys. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is trying to convince them to drop out and endorse Crowley as a way of coalescing support around him and effectively rigging the primary against the frontrunner Hong.
“We need David to win, and we need all hands on deck to make it happen,” Evers said. “We’ve got a lot to do and only a short time to do it. Let’s get to work.”
