Burner Account Bombshell Hits Wisconsin Race

A Wisconsin Democrat running for governor got caught with an old X account full of racist, sexist, and homophobic posts, and his campaign now says a dozen other people had the password too.

Story Snapshot

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s campaign confirmed a years-old account called “Dirt McGirk” belonged to him.
Crowley says he shared the account with 10 to 12 other people who used it to promote a bar.
He denies personally writing the offensive posts, though the account was reportedly registered to him from 2010 to 2014.
The scandal broke as Crowley re-entered the governor’s race after Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez dropped out.
No account logs, sworn testimony, or forensic records have been made public to settle who actually wrote the posts.

Old Account Resurfaces At The Worst Time For Crowley

An NBC News report revealed an X account called “Dirt McGirk” tied to Crowley contained a string of inflammatory messages dating back to 2010. Crowley’s campaign confirmed the account was his but said it was “shared with 10 to 12 other people” and used mainly to promote a bar, not as his personal soapbox.

Crowley responded directly, saying, “The people who know me will be the first to tell you that I would never say these things. I strongly condemn the language used in these posts from a decade and a half ago”. That is a strong denial. But it does not erase the fact that the account carried his name for years.

A Convenient Excuse Or The Truth?

Crowley’s team later doubled down, saying he had access to the account but “did not author the offensive content,” according to a spokesperson quoted by Hindustan Times. That is a big claim to make without proof. If a dozen people really had the login, where is the record showing who posted what and when?

Reporting says NBC News later updated its story after another alleged user, Rayhainio Boynes, said he was confident Crowley did not write the offensive messages. That is one person’s word, relayed secondhand through a news outlet. It is not a sworn statement, and it is not proof. Voters deserve better than a game of telephone on something this serious.

A Milwaukee figure named Ray Nitti has also claimed he helped run the account, according to Townhall’s reporting on the mess. If true, that would support the shared-account story. But claims from friends and associates are not the same as hard evidence like login records or device data.

Why The Shared-Account Defense Has Holes

No IP logs, no session records, and no platform data have been made public showing exactly who typed each offensive post. That is a real gap. Crowley’s campaign is asking Wisconsin voters to simply trust that he personally avoided writing racist, sexist, and homophobic content on an account that carried his name for four straight years.

The timing could not be worse for Democrats in the state. Crowley only recently jumped back into the governor’s race after Rodriguez abruptly quit, with Governor Tony Evers publicly backing his return. Now the man Evers endorsed is stuck explaining a burner account full of ugly language instead of talking about his agenda for Wisconsin families.

Fake news. David Crowley suspended his campaign. Vote Hong for governor.

— Sandy (@indiemusicfan4) July 18, 2026

What Voters Should Watch For Next

Conservatives have watched this movie before. A Democrat gets caught with embarrassing old content, then a shared-access excuse shows up right on cue with no records to back it up. Wisconsin voters deserve real answers, not campaign talking points. Until Crowley’s team produces actual account records or sworn statements from every alleged co-user, the doubt around this “Dirt McGirk” account will keep following him on the campaign trail.

This story also shows how the modern internet works against politicians who once thought old posts would vanish. Nothing online truly disappears, and voters are right to ask hard questions when a candidate’s defense relies on unverified claims from anonymous former associates rather than hard proof. Wisconsin’s governor race just got a lot messier for Democrats.