News Analysis
Seldom has the election for a single state supreme court justice had the power to change so many things at the state level, and potentially the national level, as this month’s race in Wisconsin.
That truth was not lost on liberal, conservative, and special interest groups across the country, whose contributions had made the duel between progressive-leaning Janet Protasiewicz and conservative-leaning Daniel Kelly the most expensive state supreme court election in American history.
Why Wisconsin?
The win by Protasiewicz gives liberals a four to three majority on the state’s highest court.
This advantage, coupled with the veto power vested in Democrat Gov. Tony Evers, is seen by liberals as a way to safeguard their influence and even forward their agenda….