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Explanation
In case my "ON WISCONSIN" post was too obscure:
Last week, Wisconsin held an election. It included the Democratic presidential primary, but also a number of judicial elections. There were efforts to extend the window for mail-in ballots, but these were (mostly) quashed by the Wisconsin and federal Supreme Courts. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the (mostly Democratic) cities were unable to staff enough polling places; Milwaukee, which normally has about 180 polling places, could only open five.
Despite these handicaps - despite the health hazards of congregating to vote - voters in Milwaukee and elsewhere swarmed to the polls, standing in lines (expanded by social distancing) for hours to get their chance.
The ballots were, by court order, not counted until yesterday. The voters had their say: two conservative lower-court judges were defeated for re-election. A liberal appeals-court judge, who had narrowly been elected last time, was re-elected. And a conservative Supreme Court justice, bidding for a ten-year term, was decisively upset (55-45) by his liberal opponent.
November Is Coming.
Last week, Wisconsin held an election. It included the Democratic presidential primary, but also a number of judicial elections. There were efforts to extend the window for mail-in ballots, but these were (mostly) quashed by the Wisconsin and federal Supreme Courts. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the (mostly Democratic) cities were unable to staff enough polling places; Milwaukee, which normally has about 180 polling places, could only open five.
Despite these handicaps - despite the health hazards of congregating to vote - voters in Milwaukee and elsewhere swarmed to the polls, standing in lines (expanded by social distancing) for hours to get their chance.
The ballots were, by court order, not counted until yesterday. The voters had their say: two conservative lower-court judges were defeated for re-election. A liberal appeals-court judge, who had narrowly been elected last time, was re-elected. And a conservative Supreme Court justice, bidding for a ten-year term, was decisively upset (55-45) by his liberal opponent.
November Is Coming.