Voters in Wisconsin head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the ideological majority and direction of their state Supreme Court.
The race involves who will replace outgoing left-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. Republicans are supporting Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel, while Democrats are backing Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford.
That said, judicial elections in Wisconsin are officially nonpartisan.
Schimel previously served as the state’s attorney general. He is a practicing Catholic who has been supported by the Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. SBA characterized Schimel as a candidate who “respects life, the Constitution, and the rule of law.”
While Crawford is also a state circuit court judge, the similarities with Schimel end there. She has been a prominent…