Among the more absurd images from last Tuesday's Wisconsin primary vote was the one above, of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos--a Republican, who urged voters that it was incredibly safe to go out and vote while dressed up in a way that strongly fashion-signaled "not incredibly safe."
The discouragement if the visual was the point. Republicans were counting on low turnout in the hopes that it would benefit their preferred judicial candidate, the incumbent WI Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly. By blocking the Democratic governor's executive order to delay the vote due to outbreak fears, they aimed at disarray.
It did not work, however. I think the takeaway is, volume of turnout aside, the voters who made it out to the polls were strongly motivated. (I note that President Trump strongly supported Kelly). It's possible that by so obviously showing this level of low regard for voters' rights and public safety, the GOP did not help themselves at all.
I would not be surprised if there is more where that came from, too.
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Next move, the WI Republican legislature reduces power of the state Supreme Court.
Ferrum, the Roman god of irony, wept tears of laughter until he rusted solid:
Today, WI's RepubliKKKLAN Party blamed Kelley's loss on Democrat's cheating.
You can't make this shit up!
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