Why George Soros and Democrats have gone all-in on this weeks Wisconsin court race

All eyes are on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, where liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority.On Tuesday, voters will choose between a conservative judge, Brad Schimel, and a liberal judge, Susan Crawford, to fill a vacancy and possibly flip the court to conservative control.What difference does it make? A lot — and not just in Wisconsin.If liberals retain control, it is likely that the court will unwind the public sector union reforms enacted when Scott Walker was Governor, something high on labor unions’ wish list for the past decade.

Issues such as abortion are also on the agenda. Voters gave Republicans an 18-15 majority in the Wisconsin State Senate and a 54-45 majority in the Wisconsin State Assembly.Yet a liberal Supreme Court bench would spell disaster for any Republican initiatives.But there’s a lot more at stake than Wisconsin politics. Early big money backers of Crawford, like George Soros and Reid Hoffman, recognized the potential of using the court to regain control of the U.S.

House and stop Trump’s legislative agenda in its tracks.That’s because the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be ruling on challenges to congressional districts, where Republicans hold six of the eight seats. Redistricting could net Democrats two extra seats, and control of congress.

Crawford supporters even put out a campaign email touting the election as a “chance to put two more House seats in play for 2026” Democrats know what is at stake.So this state court election is about control of the nation, not just Wisconsin.Soros saw an early opportunity, and donated $1 million directly to Crawford’s campaign before the race received its current publicity, plus his network has raised far more. This is a classic Soros tactic to identify an election that few people are paying attention to but which identifies a weakness in society that can be exploited for other purposes. Remember Soros funded the election of soft-on-crime prosecutors around the country who’ve...