Janet Protasiewicz is one of two perceived liberals running for the nominally non-partisan #WisconsinSupremeCourt this spring (Everett Mitchell is the other). This election has the power to shift the balance of the court in a less conservative direction.
Read more âž¡ https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/12/12/protasiewicz-says-shell-bring-fairness-to-state-supreme-court/
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@CLManussier Ugg this is going to be a sucky election
@EelGM
Of course, because it's Wisconsin, it's going to be a TON of concervative PAC money and then people like me working to make sure that every "occasional" voter knows what's at stake and how/when/where to go vote!
Obligatory plug to check out #WisDems and the events already on the calendar leading up to the Feb. 21 Spring Primary âž¡ https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/
@CLManussier What concerns me is that the GOP has such a massive edge in Wisconsin in judicial elections that do not occur during major national races. There are 85 radio stations blanking the state (especially rural areas) with RW talk that often airs before &/or after farm reports & sporting events. They have created a big audience that always turns out for every damn election and the liberals are from Milwaukee & Dane county they are going to get roasted
@EelGM
It's a challenge, no doubt about it.
That said, the fact that the court, however it is constituted, will deal w/the abortion ban means that as an issue pulling people who might not always vote in the spring elections and generally swaying independents and mod Republicans toward a more liberal Judicial candidate, there's cause for hope.
As we've seen elsewhere when abortion is DIRECTLY on the ballot, all the RW radio in the world doesn't push support for abortion bans into the majority.
@CLManussier YES, running a woman on the ballot is a must right now