The Issue: The rise of democratic socialists, despite Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin. To those who smugly celebrated the defeat of lunatic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin: She still got over 300,000 votes and lost by a bare nubbins (“Socialism’s persona non-starter,” Isaac Schorr, Aug. 13). As November approaches, vigilance by those of us who are sane will prove to be as consequential to our nation as any military campaign. Bob Heier Estero, Fla. Republicans reportedly spent millions of dollars promoting DSA candidate Francesca Hong, since they thought she would be easier to beat in the November election. Yet she...