Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida
- On Tuesday, voters in Florida and Wisconsin head to the polls for key elections.
- Vacancies from resignations and appointments prompted special elections in two Florida districts.
- Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz left their House seats for roles in the Trump administration.
- Donald Trump endorsed Brad Schimel, and called Susan Crawford a "radical left lunatic".
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court race totaled over $81 million and could shift the court's 4-3 liberal control.
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Offseason elections spell danger for the GOP
What happened In a sign of brewing backlash against Republicans, a conservative backed by the wealth of Elon Musk suffered a resounding defeat in the race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, while the Republican margin of victory shrank dramatically in congressional races in two deep-red Florida districts. In Wisconsin, Susan Crawford defeated fellow judge Brad Schimel by 10 percentage points, allowing the state's high court to retain its 4-3 li…
'No joke': Christian Ulvert memo says April 1 elex results show Florida Dems can compete
Democratic consultant Christian Ulvert is channeling one of former President Joe Biden’s favorite sayings, arguing that election results from April Fools’ Day portend good fortune for Democrats in the upcoming cycle. In a memo arguing signs of a Democratic renaissance are “not a joke,” Ulvert made the case by pointing to success nationwide in Chicago and Wisconsin, as well as Democratic over-performance in two congressional Special Elections in …
7 questions about what the Florida and Wisconsin election results mean for Virginia
We are now at the point in the election cycle where everyone — partisans on both sides and political commentators alike — try to read too much into too little.An 1842 engraving by Nicholas Joseph Crowley showed the popularity of “reading” tea leaves in Victorian Britain. What do those tea leaves tell us about this week’s special elections? Public domain.In this case, we had special elections Tuesday that were widely viewed as an early test of th…
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