Wisconsin’s six warning signs for Republicans
The swing state of Wisconsin held a national election on April Fool’s day. The liberal Democrat won that election. Lest anyone think it was done in jest, the election results demonstrate five dynamics of which Republicans must take notice.
On its face, Wisconsin held a statewide election for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court. The Democrats held onto the seat by defeating a conservative and maintained left-of-center control of the state’s Supreme Court – nothing new.
Beneath the surface, however, other dynamics were at play. Here are six of those significant dynamics, which Republicans need to take to heart.