WI-SUPREME COURT: Both Republican candidates have ties to Trump

[RandySF]

Both have ties to former President Donald J. Trump. In 2020, Mr. Trump endorsed Justice Kelly and praised him at a Milwaukee rally. Judge Dorow’s husband, Brian Dorow, was a security official for Trump campaign events in Wisconsin. Neither Justice Kelly nor Judge Dorow agreed to be interviewed.

The race has already broken state fund-raising records for a judicial race. Judge Protasiewicz — whose campaign on Tuesday released a cheeky video teaching Wisconsinites how to say her name: pro-tuh-SAY-witz — raised $924,000 last year, more than any Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate ever in the year before an election. Judge Dorow and Justice Kelly each raised about one-third as much, while Judge Mitchell collected $115,000.

Far more money will flow in from outside groups and the state’s political parties, which have no limits on what they may receive and spend. Both parties are expected to direct tens of millions of dollars to their favored general election candidates.

Justice Kelly has the support of the billionaire Uihlein family, whose political action committee pledged last year to spend millions of dollars on his behalf. So far, the Uihleins’ contributions have amounted to just $40,000 — a pair of maximum individual contributions to his campaign. Last year the Uihlein-backed super PAC spent $28 million in Wisconsin’s Senate race; Richard and Liz Uihlein contributed an additional $2.8 million to the state Republican Party.








https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-election.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Anyone have any comforting updates on efforts to get Dems to turn out?

[RandySF]

2. State Dems are working on it.

[Model35mech]

3. UNfortuntely having ties to Trump isn't a problem for R's in WI

Dems may hate that, but dems hating Trump won't be enough. R's really don't care about Trump connections. IMO abortion and attacks of SS are far more significant here.

To win Dems MUST clearly take a lot MORE votes in Congressional Districts 7 and 3 where they have been historically stronger than in recent elections.

And it must be said that we need to lock in better than avg turnout of Dems everywhere... and that means running for programs that clearly address people's needs and desires -EVERYWHERE-.

IMO, there is opportunity to TAKE IT INTO THE COUNTRY-SIDE and excite that 40+ percent of democrats to caste votes.

It -IS- a statewide election and ALL dem votes will count no matter where they come from!