What to watch for in the hotly contested Wisconsin and Chicago elections Tuesday
NBCJUL 2023
If Kelly wins, abortion rights and labor unions could be decimated in Wisconsin. His support for loose gun laws and willingness to let fossil fuel companies pollute the state also makes him the lesser candidate. Even worse, tilting this court to the right could open the door for former Pres. Trump to succeed if he challenges election results in the state in 2024.
The biggest issue in this race is Protasiewicz’s soft-on-crime track record. Wisconsin can’t reward her for all of the dangerously lenient sentences she’s handed out to violent criminals. If Wisconsin believes in law and order, this race will go for Kelly.