The most interesting and perhaps most important single political campaign this year is occurring right now over the seventh and decisive seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The two contestants are Republican Dan Kelly, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, and Democrat Janet Protasiewicz, a Circuit Court judge, the two top finishers in February's jungle primary.
A Wisconsin Supreme Court with Judge Protasiewicz would also almost certainly lead to greater tolerance of criminality, an important consideration in a state that in recent years has been rocked by riots in Kenosha and a racially motivated mass killing in Waukesha.
When Roe v. Wade was overturned last June, Wisconsin law reverted to an 1849 law that outlaws abortion with no exception for saving the life of the mother.
The initiative's president, Dee Duncan, said in a written statement: "The last thing the people of Wisconsin need is liberal outsiders telling them how to live their lives, at a time where the Badger State needs strong representation on the state supreme court to uphold the rule of law."
In the primary, Judge Protasiewicz received the most votes, almost 225,000 more than Justice Kelly.
That said, Justice Kelly has lost a Supreme Court runoff before.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/25/rule-of-law-on-ballot-in-wisconsin-supreme-court-j/
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