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Wiz Imp

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20. Wisconsin is NOT a red state. Not even close.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:59 PM
Apr 2025

They have a Democratic governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General and a Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court. One of the two US Senators is a Democrat, and Republicans only hold slight majorities in the state legislature and Congressional Delegation due to extreme gerrymandering (This Supreme Court win should help undo that extreme gerrymandering). The Democratic candidate for President has won Wisconsin in 8 of the past 10 elections. How do you call that a "red state"? Trump won the state in November by less than 30,000 votes (less than 0.9 percent). The vote in this judicial election would seem to contradict the idea that they "support" Trump at this point (The Democrat won by almost 250,000 votes - 8 times the margin that Trump won by).

Wisconsin is very much a 50-50 state NOT a red state.

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More reason for them not to hold more elections DemMedic Apr 2025 #1
Great job, WI!!! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #2
Doesn't this mean that more repubs stayed home than Dems? onenote Apr 2025 #3
An off-year Supreme Court election had fewer votes than a Presidential election? Prairie Gates Apr 2025 #5
As expected. But that isn't relevant to my post. onenote Apr 2025 #6
Perhaps some stayed home GusBob Apr 2025 #7
Which means that for every Trump voter that shifted to Crawford onenote Apr 2025 #9
What do I know, I only live here GusBob Apr 2025 #10
LOL NJCher Apr 2025 #15
There was likely a huge blue-wave Apr 2025 #27
Another question is blue-wave Apr 2025 #8
Hopefully so. onenote Apr 2025 #19
Trump's appeal doesn't translate Deminpenn Apr 2025 #17
Small correction: tRump didn't win GA in 2020 Wednesdays Apr 2025 #23
Of course you are correct Deminpenn Apr 2025 #25
Look at the apples to apples. quakerboy Apr 2025 #31
And look at how much was spent on those earlier elections. onenote Apr 2025 #32
Yes Prairie Gates Apr 2025 #4
That's getting my hopes up. surfered Apr 2025 #11
Great effort in a red state angrychair Apr 2025 #12
You might more accurately describe Wisconsin as blue-wave Apr 2025 #16
I understand your point angrychair Apr 2025 #18
If we weren't gerrymandered six ways to Sunday the congressional split will be almost even yourout Apr 2025 #28
Wisconsin is NOT a red state. Not even close. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #20
Respectfully angrychair Apr 2025 #21
That's a ridiculous position to take, but you are certainly entitled to it. Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #22
You cannot be more "red" angrychair Apr 2025 #24
ah the badger state et tu Apr 2025 #13
Encouraging! calimary Apr 2025 #14
Musk was an exceptional candidate bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #26
Even Republicans shifted to the left. progressoid Apr 2025 #29
Hopefully that continues nation-wide...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #30
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