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April 3rd, 2023 - 5:00 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics

High stakes in Wisconsin court election

Wisconsin’s supreme court is technically non-partisan, but in fact is a highly partisan court that makes very partisan rulings. And it could flip from conservative to liberal on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, which “could have wide-ranging consequences for the whole country,” Newsweek sai[...]

March 17th, 2023 - 1:32 am § in Law and Courts, Politics, Republicans

There are times you don’t negotiate and this is one of them

Wisconsin is a mini-Hungary, where a rightwing minority imposes its will on a more liberal majority. The state is heavily gerrymandered; in 2018, Republicans “won” two-thirds of the Assembly seats with 45% of the popular vote. The state supreme court is brazenly partisan, but conservativ[...]

January 23rd, 2023 - 1:09 pm § in Democrats, Politics, Republicans

Could Democrats flip Mississippi?

It’s an intriguing possibility. They have a great candidate, with unbeatable name recognition, and Republicans are mired in a welfare corruption scandal. Brandon Presley (who’s related to Elvis), “knows who to connect with voters, … listen to voters,” a strategist says.[...]