Wisconsin Megathread v3: GOP in MASSIVE DISARRAY

[Pres Mike]

When will we know who won?

[Pres Mike]

Rooting for Protasiewicz and Vallas!

No to crime! Yes for fair maps!

[Pres Mike]

How soon before state and federal congressional maps are over turned?

Democrats could net four more congressional seats, making winning the house next year much easier.

And the Republican super majority would become 50-50.

[Pres Mike]

I want the Bush coalition back . The coalition where we didn’t need to win WI/MI/PA to get to 270 .

Name a more Republican thing than finding a way to ignore voters once they vote against you.

Every race in a semi-close state in which abortion is perceived to be on a ballot is a near-guaranteed loss for republicans.

Abortion is a net vote winner for Ds. And yeah, the existence of a law passed by the Wisconsin legislature in 1849 is now costing Rs hundreds of years later.
Well, reality is what it is. Rs will have to try to change it.

While I don't think pro-life laws are a lost cause long term (or even short term in the South), it's clear that the midterm/off year electorate is reacting to Dobbs as if Republicans controlled the federal government and just passed major controversial right wing legislation, despite the president and congress at the time being Democratic.

Democrats have finally reconized that the federal government has had almsot no role in the abortion debate for the last 50 years. Even during Roe, it was handled at the state level. Democrats ignored the state level in the Obama years. It took Trump winning and Mitch stealing a Supreme Court seat for Democrats to wake up and realize having their guy in the Oval isn't enough

[Pres Mike]

While I don't think pro-life laws are a lost cause long term (or even short term in the South), it's clear that the midterm/off year electorate is reacting to Dobbs as if Republicans controlled the federal government and just passed major controversial right wing legislation, despite the president and congress at the time being Democratic.

This is an underrated and brilliant post. Voters like the party out of power, only when they're not *doing anything controversial*. Usually when you are out of power, your political capital is limited, and you can't pull this kind of nonsense. Same reason the GOP faced blowback during the Clinton impeachment.

Yep. The right-wing SCOTUS is in a weird position right now where attempts to seriously challenge its own authority keep backfiring but its real and perceived overreaches are millstones around the necks of its allies in the elected branches--including many state judiciaries, as we're seeing!

I do not think the right wing SCOTUS members care about elected officials. They are in power for life with no restraits on their power

[Pres Mike]

Any chance Sinykin wins?

[Pres Mike]

Any chance Sinykin wins?

I wouldn't bet on that outcome at this moment, barring some previously unknown potential source of new votes in her favor.

Will Republicans try to impeach a liberal justice before they rule the current map is illegal? About 1/3 of republicans are liable to lose their jobs in the state assebly now.