Though largely ignored by prominent conservatives on social media, there’s a critically important Supreme Court race happening in Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, Republican Daniel Kelly and Democrat Janet Protasiewicz will face off at the ballot box in an election that will determine the jurisprudence of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While the body currently has a 4-3 conservative majority, a Protasiewicz win on Tuesday would allow Democrats to control the high court for the first time since 2008. With cases regarding abortion, election integrity, and governmental overreach having made their way to the high court in recent years, the outcome of Tuesday’s election remains significant.
Rather than using their influence to draw attention to this critically important race, however, many prominent conservative figures have spent the latter half of March discussing the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Take a trip to your favorite conservative influencer’s Twitter account and you’re bound to find numerous tweets pondering whether the nominee should be Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis — and none regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
The whole ordeal is a remarkable spectacle to witness, especially when considering that the 2024 primaries don’t start for several months. Moreover, the outcome of Tuesday’s Wisconsin election will have reverberating impacts on national and state politics that will be felt for years to come.
The Issues at Stake
Over the past several years, the court’s Republican majority has been crucial in upholding Wisconsin law.
In July, for example, the court ruled in a 4-3 decision that the Wisconsin
