Wisconsin Became the GOP's Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy [View all]
Carl Rove once said, "to destroy Democrats you put all your efforts to down their strongest institutions and the rest will fall." So in that regard, Wisconsin is special. So Wisconsinites do you feel special? Well we are...
...GOP-leaning seats in the state assembly has [sic] increased from 61 to 63 out of 99 and from 21 to 23 out of 33 seats in the state senate. Democrats would have to win the statewide vote by 12 points just to get to 50 seats in the assembly, according to calculations by Marquette University Law School research fellow John Johnson, while Republicans could garner a majority with just 44 percent of votes...
Mother Jones article:
How Wisconsin Became the GOPs Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
Republicans are trying to make state politics voter-proof. If they prevail, the next coup attempt may well succeed.
Ari Berman
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/10/wisconsin-2022-midterms-gerrymandering-redistricting-evers-michels/