“Our state is taking a step forward to a better and brighter future where our rights and freedoms will be protected,” she told jubilant supporters at her victory party in Milwaukee.
Her election to a 10-year term for an officially nonpartisan seat gives Wisconsin’s liberals a 4-to-3 majority on the court, which has been controlled by conservatives since 2008. Liberals will hold a court majority until at least 2025, when a liberal justice’s term expires. A conservative justice’s term ends in 2026.
Her victory gives liberals a 4-to-3 majority on the court. This will not only guarantee the protection of abortion rights in Wisconsin but will also ensure that the state has a functional representative democracy. Just as important, it will have a HUGE impact on the 2024 presidential election — in a state where fewer than 23,000 votes decided four of the last six such races.
