The Republican State Leadership Committee is sounding the alarm that Democratic groups are expected to invest millions of dollars in multiple state Supreme Court races in two battleground states in 2025.
The RSLC’s Judicial Integrity Initiative (JFI), which works to elect conservative judges in states across the country, highlights the stakes in state supreme court elections in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this November in a new report. are. video It was released Thursday and obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. RSLC warns that if Republican-backed candidates fail to win these seats, Democrats will be able to influence state and federal redistricting processes for the next decade. (Related: Biden paints a dark and depressing picture of America in farewell speech)
Democratic victories in these races would solidify left-wing majorities on the Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Supreme Courts, creating a scenario in which the free courts in both states would regularly overturn future Republican majorities in both state legislatures. Dew.
“In 2024, conservative justices were able to capitalize on historic enthusiasm, but a radical movement to seize seats on state supreme courts across the country to influence redistricting processes at the state and federal level The fight with the left is about to intensify,” RSLC-JFI President Edith Jorge Tuñon told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “While national liberal groups are expected to invest heavily in these elections, the Judicial Integrity Initiative is poised to fight back by stepping up efforts to elect conservative judges who champion the rule of law. be.”
“The stakes could not be higher in 2025, and we will invest significant resources to ensure we win races that will affect redistricting for the next decade,” added Jorge Tuñon.
Democrats have a 5-2 advantage on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heading into 2025, with three incumbent Democratic justices up for re-election.
In Wisconsin, state Supreme Court elections are officially nonpartisan, but Democrats have a slim 4-3 majority after liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz wins a bench seat in 2023. It is believed that he is holding the. The retirement of left-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Anne Walsh Bradley will give conservatives an opportunity to take back control of the state’s highest judicial body in November.
🚨Sen. Ron Johnson joins forces with Scott Pressler to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court:
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 8, 2025
The RSLC is supporting the candidacy of former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimmel, a Republican, to replace Mr. Bradley.
The release of the RSLC’s new video, titled “Repaint and Erase,” comes after the committee sent a message to Republican donors this week reminding them of the importance of contributing to conservative candidates running for these state Supreme Court seats. This was done following the sending of a memo emphasizing this.
“On November 5th, the American people sent a message to Washington. Just weeks after this historic election, the left is already working to undermine the election, and Obama operatives are Pour millions of dollars into courts and fill the courts with crime-friendly judges who redraw and remove Republican districts to make it easier for Democrats to elect, litigate until America turns blue and it already works. ” says the RSLC video. “In Pennsylvania, an activist judge wiped out a legislative majority, and in the battleground state of Wisconsin, a liberal court overturned a fair district map that erased conservative districts.”
“That’s why the RSLC’s Judicial Integrity Initiative is fighting back by supporting conservative judges who stand up for the rule of law and respect the American people,” the video continues. “The courts are our last line of defense and the majority we won in November must be defended.”
JFI is spent According to RSLC’s website, it has generated more than $29 million in sales in states across the country since its founding.
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