Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday to elect their next state Supreme Court justice in what could be the most consequential race of 2023.
The race has already garnered national attention, with potential implications for an array of issues, including abortion and voting rights, as well as the 2024 presidential election. And the high-stakes race is the most expensive state Supreme Court race ever.
File: Judge Janet Protasiewicz onstage during the live taping of"Pod Save America," hosted by WisDems at the Barrymore Theater on March 18, 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin."To call these elections nonpartisan is simply absurd," said Schweber."They are very much partisan driven, they are very much party driven, and it's very much that these two sides will try to promote candidates that they think will promote their agendas.
The state Democratic party is both running a major"get out the vote" operation across the state as well as raising millions for Protasiewicz. The Wisconsin GOP has also been holding events across the state and actively promoting his candidacy. Both candidates have been going head-to-head over abortion rights, an issue could end up before the court in Wisconsin. Protasiewicz has been running ads against Kelly, claiming he would uphold the state's pro-Roe 1849 abortion ban which went into effect after theKelly, who is endorsed by multiple anti-abortion groups including Wisconsin Right to Life, has pushed back saying he will decide the issue based on the law.
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