Liberal Jill Karofsky defeats conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly

[brooklynite]

Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

MADISON - Dane County Circuit Judge Jill Karofsky won the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, narrowing the conservative majority after a tumultuous election conducted in the midst of a global pandemic, according to results released Monday.

Incomplete returns showed her leading, with more results to come from liberal Dane County.

A Karofsky victory would mark the first time in a dozen years that a Supreme Court challenger defeated an incumbent — and just the second time in more than half a century. Her win over Justice Daniel Kelly would shift conservative control of the court from 5-2 to 4-3.

Karofsky’s victory marked the first time in a dozen years that a Supreme Court challenger beat an incumbent — and just the second time in more than half a century. Her win over Justice Daniel Kelly will shift conservative control of the court from 5-2 to 4-3.


Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/04/13/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-results-daniel-kelly-vs-jill-karofsky-conservative-liberal/2983933001/

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[machoneman]

3. Yeah! We win, idiots lose.

[WVreaper]

2. On Wisconsin!

[RandySF]

4. Best $50 I gave this year.

[yaesu]

5. This was the main reason repukes wanted a low turnout, glad Wis handed them a defeat. nt

[whistler162]

23. and not that small a defeat.

She is up 73,000 with 72+% reporting.

[Salviati]

58. They're going to have a hard time "finding" that many votes in Waukesha...

[thesquanderer]

54. Ironically, we may have been helped by the fact that Sanders had not yet dropped out.

The fact that technically there was still a presidential nominee race may have brought out more Dem voters (both for Sanders as well as for Biden) than might have come out otherwise, helping Karofksy. (I say ironically because so many of use were saying that Sanders should have already dropped out by then.)

[George II]

6. BOO-fucking-M!

The backlash begins - the republicans INSISTED on holding the primary because they thought they had the SC seat in the bag. No such luck.

Remember the blue wave of 2018? This is going to be MUCH bigger!

[BComplex]

66. It WILL be much bigger turnout, but I'm still worried about the russian interference and

hacking of voting machines like they have proven was done in Florida in 2016. The republicans KNOW this is coming. Amy Klobuchar has co-written with a republican colleague a law to help stop the possibility of this happening, and the house democrats already approved to fund it if it was passed. But the REPUBLICAN SENATE wouldn't bring it to the floor.

[Lucky Luciano]

7. !!!!

Wow! Color me surprised! Great news,

[mikewv]

8. Brick by brick... nm

[Corgigal]

9. Treat people like crap,

they remember and vote.

Republicans just can’t act like normal humans beings. If we were all tribal, back on the lands of the Savannah’s, we would remove them from us, to feed to the lions.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Federalist Society guy endorsed by Trump! Walker appointee! This is a home run swing!

GONZO!! Buh-bye.

[onetexan]

29. of course now they will blame it on covid, hence why the low turnout in GOP voters

karmic isn't it?

[Jake Stern]

69. Already seen it.

On a Facebook post about the election the author was saying that she won only because "older" conservative voters stayed home.

[warmfeet]

11. This is what I like to see.

Suck it repub's! They are such losers. Let's keep it that way.

[Initech]

12. HELL TO THE YEAH!!!!

[Greybnk48]

13. Woo Hoo! I'm over the moon on this one!

This is so exciting! Those wonderful brave souls who stood in line in Milwaukee until 1:30 risking their very lives make me get tears in my eyes. We're not sure 2 of our family ballots were counted, but she won.

I just hope our Appleton mayoral candidate won because his opponent is a real right wing asshole too.

[mysteryowl]

14. This is FANTASTIC!!!!

Rumor had it that the republicans were working so hard to suppress the vote because of this.
Thank you for the good news!

[nycbos]

15. Yeeeeessss

[Lonestarblue]

16. This gives me hope for the November election.

Of enough people are royally pissed at Trump and the way he is destroying this country, then we can vote his and his Republican sycophants out of office.

[bearsfootball516]

31. In 2016, polls seemed to underestimate conservative anger

I think it’s the opposite this year. Polls seem to be underestimating Democratic anger and desire to get Trump out of there.

[RhodeIslandOne]

68. 615,000 people still voted for the clown in an unopposed primary

Makes me sick.

[Joinfortmill]

17. Way to go!

[Yonnie3]

18. On July 31, 2020 it's Bye Bye Kelly

He won't be able to help the GOP cheat in November!

He was a graduate of the Virginia Beach, VA, Regent School of Law founded by none other than Pat Robertson.

[Lulu KC]

19. So good!!!!

[mysteryowl]

27. Way to go!!!

[Upthevibe]

50. elocs....Thank you!

Seriously......I know that the race is the big reason why most of you guys showed up in person....

[rpannier]

21. Daniel Kelly was supported by il douche

I'm certain Duh-nald will tell us all how Daniel Kelly was not enough like him. Or blame the virus

[llmart]

22. K&R

[Chellee]

24. I can't tell you how much hope this gives me for the future.

This is the best news. They tried all their dirty tricks. They forced people to risk their lives, and exposed the Supreme Court's partisan complicity, and it didn't matter. Imagine how hard they would lose in a fair and honest election.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. OMG!!!! I wrote postcards for her campaign using Postcards To Voters!

I think I sent 20 postcards about 8 days before the election. They would have arrived in time to remind folks to vote.

I am as happy about this as I am about Biden!

[Upthevibe]

52. yellowdogintexas.......Thank you!

We all need to help out in the state elections in states other than our own when necessary.

[2naSalit]

26. Congrats to Wisconsin!!!

[AllaN01Bear]

28. congrats .

[riversedge]

30. Shortly after the Associated Press declared Karofsky the winner, Kelly conceded.

Jill Karofsky wins state Supreme Court race following coronavirus uncertainty


https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/jill-karofsky-wins-state-supreme-court-race-following-coronavirus-uncertainty/article_a60dd913-bd22-589d-855b-ca2788b81d9a.html#tracking-source=home-breaking


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Riley Vetterkind | Wisconsin State Journal 32 min ago


Jill Karofsky, a Dane County Circuit Court judge backed by liberals, has been declared the winner in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race following more than a week of high drama and chaos over whether the election should go on amid the fallout from the novel coronavirus.

Karofsky as of 6:50 p.m. had 53.33% of the vote, while her opponent, conservative-backed incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly trailed with 46.67% with 57.3% of precincts reporting.


Mitchell Schmidt | Wisconsin State Journal

If it stands after any potential lawsuits, the result of this election will shrink the conservative majority on the court from 5-2 to 4-3, giving liberals the chance to control the majority of seats in 2023.

“I’m honored to have earned the trust of people across this state who believe in a tough, fair, and independent judiciary and I promise to never forget those principles as their Wisconsin Supreme Court justice,” Karofsky said in a statement.


In these challenging times, our local businesses need your support. Find out how to get food, goods, services and more from those remaining open.

Shortly after the Associated Press declared Karofsky the winner, Kelly conceded.

[paleotn]

32. On Wisconsin!

Also, my high school fight song, so the lyrics I know are a bit different. But, my late father-in-law was an alum. I bet that old Badger is smiling wherever he is.

[ananda]

33. Oh! Thank God!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lordsummerisle]

34. k&r n/t

[Firestorm49]

35. I'll turn religious.

I contributed a few times for her election bid. Wow! We needed this win!

[FloridaBlues]

36. So happy for this win. We all needed some good news. Let's do this for November Wisconsin!

[riversedge]

37. Maddow reporting on this now.

[Maribelle]

38. Take that Trump

[SKKY]

39. Republicans had better step up their voter suppression game. If they don't...

...they 'bout to get dog walked out the gym.

[TheReckoning]

40. The Reckoning has started

Day of Reckoning: The time when past mistakes or misdeeds must be punished or paid for; a testing time when the degree of one's success or failure will be revealed.

November 3, 2020. The Great Reckoning. Not revenge, not settling scores but a reckoning. A balancing of accounts.

It started in Virginia in November 2019 and gained momentum in Wisconsin.

[AllyCat]

41. So happy for our state!!

[Talitha]

42. We did it, we did it, we did it, WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wahooooo!

[BigmanPigman]

43. The GOP is still trying the same old, same old...

it's been working for them for 40 years so why not continue to lie, steal, cheat, and do anything to win including supporting a traitor who is destroying the country. It is all part of the Grand Ol Party's DNA.

[SunSeeker]

44. Trump had pushed for Kelly. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Cha]

62. lol..maybe the gop will catch on to that someday,

Soon!

[Amaryllis]

45. Even with all that voter suppression...that says a lot.

[PatSeg]

46. Wow, some good news for a change!

[bronxiteforever]

47. Kick and recommend.

[Pepsidog]

48. Great News! FU Rs on SCOTUS!

[Upthevibe]

49. This is the best news!!!!

[jorgevlorgan]

51. this is one of the benefits of having a presidential primary still going on

The turnout favored democrats.

[iluvtennis]

53. K&R!

[zentrum]

55. Some good news at last!

[J_William_Ryan]

56. This needs to continue through November.

[Tucker08087]

57. People risked their lives to vote.

Now I hope the GOP chokes on it. And if anyone gets sick, hope a lawsuit gets filed. F—ckers!

[Blasphemer]

59. Great news! We're coming for you Trump! nt

[Heartstrings]

61. On Wisconsin!

We did it! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[pansypoo53219]

63. more tuds tossed.it was good. nocovid election spike so far too.

SCHOOLS WIN!

[riversedge]

64. "As soon as I endorsed him, the Wisconsin Democrats said, 'Oh, let's move the election two months la

Suck it up Trumpy

Biden victorious as Wisconsin finally releases primary election results https://www.marketwatch.com/story/biden-victorious-as-wisconsin-finally-releases-primary-election-results-2020-04-13?reflink=mw_share_twitter Trump last week broke from health experts and called on his supporters to “get out and vote NOW” for Kelly. He later said Democrats were playing politics by trying to postpone the election.

“As soon as I endorsed him, the Wisconsin Democrats said, ‘Oh, let’s move the election two months later,’” Trump said. “Now they talk about, ‘Oh, safety, safety.’”

[lagomorph777]

65. Thank you WI Dems for risking your lives to make this happen!

Huge victory for Democracy!

[bluestarone]

67. Hat tip to Wisconsin!!

YEA!

[Jake Stern]

70. Keep the momentum going

Only Justice Patience Roggensack is standing in the way of us taking control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Her election is in 2023.