Wisconsinites Head to the Polls in High-Stakes State Supreme Court Election

Wisconsinites are voting on Tuesday in an election that has wide-ranging consequences for the battleground state and the nation. 

The April 1 ballot gives voters the chance to choose between Trump-backed Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, who previously represented left-wing groups like Planned Parenthood as an attorney and is endorsed by groups like the pro-abortion EMILY’s list. Polling shows the candidates neck and neck. 

The race follows a blowout Wisconsin Supreme Court election in 2023, in which liberal-leaning Janet Protasiewicz beat conservative candidate Dan Kelly and flipped the balance of the court to 4-3 majority liberal. While conservatives have the chance to take back the majority once more with the retirement of liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Democrats view the battle

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