Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Trump Isn’t Republicans’ Only Headache

The Wisconsin Supreme Court vote showed once again that Democratic voters are motivated to challenge GOP policies.

April 5, 2023 at 4:59 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Janet Protasiewicz’s victory in Wisconsin is a boon for Democrats.
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Republicans have a big problem. No, not the guy who got indicted. At least not directly.

The most significant election of 2023 went to the Democrats on Tuesday, as liberal Wisconsin judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated her conservative rival Dan Kelly to flip the 4-3 majority on the state Supreme Court.