Despite Wisconsin Supreme Court election loss, Republicans in other states push for new abortion

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Democrats scored a major victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday, winning a seat on the state Supreme Court in the latest example of how the issue of abortion is still playing a massive role in swing races.

Liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz was explicit about her support for abortion access in her campaign against conservative Dan Kelly, repeatedly referencing it in television ads. In a state where most of the recent major contests have been within a point or two, Protasiewicz ended up winning the pricey race by 11%. Her victory gave Democrats a majority on the state’s Supreme Court and means she will likely preside over a case on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban that is expected to reach the court later this year.

Protasiewicz’s win was just the latest in a string of abortion-related electoral defeats for Republicans in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last June to overturn Roe v. Wade. Signs of trouble for Republicans were there immediately. In Kansas, a state that former President Donald Trump won by 15 points in 2020, voters soundly rejected an August referendum that would have weakened abortion protections. Later that month, a Democratic candidate running on abortion rights won a special House election in a New York swing district.

A Republican wave predicted by many in the November midterms was blunted by the focus on abortion that saw ballot measures succeeding even in some traditionally conservative states. It was a major issue in Michigan, where a ballot measure not only helped power Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to an easy reelection but also gave her party control of the state Legislature for the first time in decades. It was a key issue in Pennsylvania, where Democrats flipped a Senate seat and held onto the governor’s mansion by focusing on the issue. The victories continued into 2023, with Democrats flipping a Virginia state Senate seat in a special election that was focused on Republican attempts to pass a stricter ban.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/despite-wisconsin-supreme-court-election-loss-republicans-in-other-states-push-for-new-abortion-restrictions-090004036.html

[Ocelot II]

1. Slow learners. Abortion is a disastrous issue for the GOP

and they can't seem to figure out that doubling down and proposing even more extreme restrictions isn't going to help them.

[Biophilic]

2. So the dumbest kids on the block see how well the anti-abortion campaing is working for others,

decide to double down on it for themselves. How did these morons ever get out of 5th grade?

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3. Is it reasonable to expect a nationalization of one state's election result?

Each state has its own legislature of varying bias

Although historic levels of money were fed into the WI Supreme Ct election, what does that really mean about how conservative radicals feel in other states?

I'd say very little. Ever since ACT 10 in WI I've believed the radical Rs don't really much care about outcomes that favor anything outside their bubble unless those outcome directly constrain their own decision making