Wisconsin tees up high-stakes Supreme Court race with partisan control on the line

[RandySF]

Wisconsin is bracing for a high-stakes state Supreme Court election that will determine its balance of power just months after President-elect Trump flipped the battleground state.

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and former state Attorney General Brad Schimel (R) are vying for retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s seat on the high court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal tilt. Bradley’s departure brings the partisan balance to a 3-3 split.

Republicans are eager to net a seat on the court after losing a consequential Wisconsin Supreme Court race two years ago, handing Democrats control for the first time in 15 years.

Rusty Schultz, who’s worked for former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) campaign, noted that “conservatives are starting to wake up to the importance of the court.”



https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5006223-wisconsin-high-stakes-supreme-court-race/

[mucifer]

1. Oh crap!!

[Sneederbunk]

2. It never ends.

[fargone]

3. Is Wisconsin having a Supreme Court election every year?

[RandySF]

4. Nope

There was no election last year.