Anonymous
04/07/2023 13:25
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:From historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletter …
In yesterday’s election in Wisconsin, the two candidates represented very different futures for the country. One candidate for the state supreme court, Daniel Kelly, had helped politicians to gerrymander the state to give Republicans an iron lock on the state assembly and was backed by antiabortion Republicans. The other, Janet Protasiewicz, promised to stand behind fair voting maps and the protection of reproductive rights.
Wisconsin voters elected Protasiewicz by an overwhelming eleven points in a state where elections are usually decided by a point or so. Kelly reacted with an angry, bitter speech. “I wish that in a circumstance like this I would be able to concede to a worthy opponent,” he said. “But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede.”
Yesterday’s vote in Wisconsin reinforces the polling numbers that show how overwhelmingly popular abortion rights and fair voting are, and it seems likely to throw the Republican push to suppress voting into hyperdrive before the 2024 election.
More good stuff from HCR:
LOL, of course they haven't considered that. That would require Republicans to have humility and engage in introspection, two things anathema to today's GOPers. What's next, encouraging Republicans to shed their persecution complex and shove aside their conspiratorial thinking?
Anonymous
04/07/2023 12:34
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:From historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletter …
In yesterday’s election in Wisconsin, the two candidates represented very different futures for the country. One candidate for the state supreme court, Daniel Kelly, had helped politicians to gerrymander the state to give Republicans an iron lock on the state assembly and was backed by antiabortion Republicans. The other, Janet Protasiewicz, promised to stand behind fair voting maps and the protection of reproductive rights.
Wisconsin voters elected Protasiewicz by an overwhelming eleven points in a state where elections are usually decided by a point or so. Kelly reacted with an angry, bitter speech. “I wish that in a circumstance like this I would be able to concede to a worthy opponent,” he said. “But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede.”
Yesterday’s vote in Wisconsin reinforces the polling numbers that show how overwhelmingly popular abortion rights and fair voting are, and it seems likely to throw the Republican push to suppress voting into hyperdrive before the 2024 election.
More good stuff from HCR:
Anonymous
04/06/2023 19:13
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
After what Republicans just did to the Tennessee 3 there is no doubt about whether they plan on impeaching the duly elected liberal members of the WI Supreme Court.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 11:08
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did you enjoy this state supreme court campaign? If so, get ready for more.
After taking 2024 off (because we could totally use a year without any high-stakes elections in Wisconsin), there are SCOWIS elections set for:
-2025
-2026
-2027
-2028
-2029
-2030
Has anyone suggested moving these elections to November to save money and increase turnout?
If it’s not in the Wisconsin constitution, Democrats probably have suggested it and Republicans have probably shot it down. Suppression is one of the arrows in their quiver.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 10:42
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did you enjoy this state supreme court campaign? If so, get ready for more.
After taking 2024 off (because we could totally use a year without any high-stakes elections in Wisconsin), there are SCOWIS elections set for:
-2025
-2026
-2027
-2028
-2029
-2030
Has anyone suggested moving these elections to November to save money and increase turnout?
The gerrymandered Republican super majority does not want to increase turnout. Historically, the Republican base votes at a higher percentage than the Democratic base during off year and time elections. Everything comes back to the gerrymander.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 09:47
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The district that this Knodl creep won is so gerrymandered that it includes liberal parts of Milwaukee proper as well as liberal North Shore suburbs roped in with weird Republican towns like Lisbon in Waukesha County, which are no where near those other places.
The rep that used to hold the seat (Alberta Darling) won by 10 points just 2 years ago.
That Knodl won it by only 1 point is huge. That's an amazing 9 point swing to the Dems in just two years. Good trend.
Well she was a lot more moderate and less hateable than Knodl.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 09:45
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Did you enjoy this state supreme court campaign? If so, get ready for more.
After taking 2024 off (because we could totally use a year without any high-stakes elections in Wisconsin), there are SCOWIS elections set for:
-2025
-2026
-2027
-2028
-2029
-2030
Has anyone suggested moving these elections to November to save money and increase turnout?
Anonymous
04/06/2023 09:18
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:I wish I could be more optimistic but I don’t see this as a big swing for Dems. Kelly lost by 10 points the last time her ran. Even with a threat of a total abortion ban, the liberal judge only picked up 1 point. And, the Dem lost in the special senate race where the stakes were clearly high.
I’m thrilled for Wisconsin and how a fair judiciary will impact the 2024 race but we shouldn’t kid ourselves that half the voting population wants a reactionary government.
I don't understand your gloom. This is a big deal. And yes, the fight keeps going - it's not like this was the knockout punch that means we never have to work again, or have nothing left to fear. But this is a big effin deal.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 08:07
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
I keep seeing articles how the GOP want to impeach the new judge. Are they really going to do this?
Anonymous
04/06/2023 07:25
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
I wish I could be more optimistic but I don’t see this as a big swing for Dems. Kelly lost by 10 points the last time her ran. Even with a threat of a total abortion ban, the liberal judge only picked up 1 point. And, the Dem lost in the special senate race where the stakes were clearly high.
I’m thrilled for Wisconsin and how a fair judiciary will impact the 2024 race but we shouldn’t kid ourselves that half the voting population wants a reactionary government.
I’m thrilled for Wisconsin and how a fair judiciary will impact the 2024 race but we shouldn’t kid ourselves that half the voting population wants a reactionary government.
Anonymous
04/06/2023 07:11
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Well done Wisconsin
Anonymous
04/06/2023 06:31
Subject: Re:Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
From historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletter …
In yesterday’s election in Wisconsin, the two candidates represented very different futures for the country. One candidate for the state supreme court, Daniel Kelly, had helped politicians to gerrymander the state to give Republicans an iron lock on the state assembly and was backed by antiabortion Republicans. The other, Janet Protasiewicz, promised to stand behind fair voting maps and the protection of reproductive rights.
Wisconsin voters elected Protasiewicz by an overwhelming eleven points in a state where elections are usually decided by a point or so. Kelly reacted with an angry, bitter speech. “I wish that in a circumstance like this I would be able to concede to a worthy opponent,” he said. “But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede.”
Yesterday’s vote in Wisconsin reinforces the polling numbers that show how overwhelmingly popular abortion rights and fair voting are, and it seems likely to throw the Republican push to suppress voting into hyperdrive before the 2024 election.
In yesterday’s election in Wisconsin, the two candidates represented very different futures for the country. One candidate for the state supreme court, Daniel Kelly, had helped politicians to gerrymander the state to give Republicans an iron lock on the state assembly and was backed by antiabortion Republicans. The other, Janet Protasiewicz, promised to stand behind fair voting maps and the protection of reproductive rights.
Wisconsin voters elected Protasiewicz by an overwhelming eleven points in a state where elections are usually decided by a point or so. Kelly reacted with an angry, bitter speech. “I wish that in a circumstance like this I would be able to concede to a worthy opponent,” he said. “But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede.”
Yesterday’s vote in Wisconsin reinforces the polling numbers that show how overwhelmingly popular abortion rights and fair voting are, and it seems likely to throw the Republican push to suppress voting into hyperdrive before the 2024 election.
Anonymous
04/05/2023 21:57
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Saw on Twitter:
More than 1,839,000 Wisconsinites turned out to vote yesterday. Out of 3,591,117 registered voters, that's more than 51% of voters that came out to make their voices heard.
51%, and in an off-cycle, Spring election.
Pretty awesome. On, Wisconsin!
More than 1,839,000 Wisconsinites turned out to vote yesterday. Out of 3,591,117 registered voters, that's more than 51% of voters that came out to make their voices heard.
51%, and in an off-cycle, Spring election.
Pretty awesome. On, Wisconsin!
Anonymous
04/05/2023 21:52
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Time to be a killjoy. Republicans look to have won the State Senate seat and now have a supermajority there. They've been actively talking about impeaching judges to prevent any change to their gerrymander or abortion ban. SCOTUS is also still around and poised to destroy democracy with Moore v Harper.
It was a great night but the fight is not over.
That will set them up well for the next election. They will lose by 20%. What they are pushing no one wants.
+1
It would be an effective way to fast-track an even more liberal judge to the state supreme court via appointment by the Governor, while firing up Dems to even higher levels of engagement and possibly triggering recall elections against themselves. They might be that dumb, but Wis GOP have traditionally been smart about maintaining their do-nothing jobs, which is the only thing they seem to care about.
Anonymous
04/05/2023 21:50
Subject: Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Did you enjoy this state supreme court campaign? If so, get ready for more.
After taking 2024 off (because we could totally use a year without any high-stakes elections in Wisconsin), there are SCOWIS elections set for:
-2025
-2026
-2027
-2028
-2029
-2030
After taking 2024 off (because we could totally use a year without any high-stakes elections in Wisconsin), there are SCOWIS elections set for:
-2025
-2026
-2027
-2028
-2029
-2030