They won’t be able to rely on the court to stick by the “least change” doctrine that conveniently ratified their gerrymandered maps, locking in their control of the Legislature after they changed everything to draw themselves into power. Tony Evers as they did after he won in 2018. Republican legislators and their allies can no longer turn to a conservative majority on the state’s highest court to help them seize powers from Democratic Gov. Losing its lock on power is an existential crisis for a party that has been able to run the table, even while losing statewide elections. Tony Evers could appoint her replacement (just like Walker appointed Kelly to fill an empty seat), so the net result would not advance the conservative cause. Protasiewicz hasn’t been seated and hasn’t even arguably done anything impeachable yet and B. There’s been a lot of speculation that Republicans could use their new supermajority in the state Senate - the one bright spot for the GOP after an otherwise miserable election night - to impeach newly elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. Regardless, in the most gerrymandered state in the nation, you can bet the GOP is not going to give up power easily.
Others point to softening support among suburban women and suggest dumping Trump and moving away from the hard right is the path to success. Some conservative advocates argue that the race proves that Republicans need to be even more vocal about their anti-abortion views. Scott Walker told Fox News that the defeat of Daniel Kelly - whom Walker himself had appointed for a short stint on the state’s highest court - is a sign that conservatives must redouble their efforts to fight liberal indoctrination in the classroom and on university campuses to win over younger voters (coincidentally, that’s the very effort Walker is paid to lead at the Young America’s Foundation). The Wall Street Journal called it a “five alarm” warning that the party is losing its grip on the Midwest and could face stiff headwinds in the 2024 presidential election. Losing the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by a whopping 11-point margin was a big blow to Republicans, prompting a round of soul-searching and recriminations.
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