The state has had a Republican-leaning majority on the state Supreme Court for 14 years, but the retirement of conservative Justice Patience Roggensack has opened up an opportunity for liberals to take the majority.
Wisconsin voters will winnow a field of four state Supreme Court candidates to two on Tuesday in a critical race to determine which party will hold the majority on the state's highest court.
Political operatives in the state are expecting Protasiewicz, who has raised more in campaign donations than any of her competitors, to make it to the next round. A Republican — either Kelly or Dorow — is expected to join her in the general election in April, though University of Wisconsin-La Crosse political science professor Anthony Chergosky says the race between the two is a"toss-up.
"My integrity cannot be bought by anyone," Dorow said in the forum."Politics have absolutely no place in the courtroom, and we should not be legislators in robes." At least $9.3 million has been spent on the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race already, with groups from both sides of the aisle spending similar amounts, according to AdImpact.
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