- Wisconsin Supreme Court race has become the most expensive judicial election in the country, with at least $30m spent by partisan operatives on television ads.
- The election will control the ideological balance of the bench, which voters treat more as a supreme legislative council than a deliberative judicial body.
- The current maps are ranked as the most gerrymandered in the country, which means that Republicans completely dominate in the legislature.
- Democrats hope the election on April 4th will help break the stranglehold Republicans have held on state politics.
- The politicisation of the court is inevitable as long as Wisconsin is divided almost exactly between Republicans and Democrats.
Why winning a Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters so much
In a gridlocked, gerrymandered state, it is the Democrats’ best hope for change | United States
