NEW: Ron Johnson said Supreme Court confirmations should wait until after elections. He should keep his word. Sign the @WisDems petition—and we'll make sure he sees it. A lot. wisdems.org/ron-johnson/
Ron Johnson, aka @TheWorstSenator, has been crystal clear about his view that waiting until after an election to nominate and confirm Supreme Court justices. Let's hold him to his word. Sign here and share this petition: wisdems.org/ron-johnson
After you sign the petition to @TheWorstSenator demanding that he keep his word and wait on considering any Supreme Court nomination, call some Wisconsin voters and help them return their absentee ballots. Sign up, we'll train you, and you'll help us win.
Ron Johnson has now signaled that he plans to betray his own stated principle: that the most fair and democratic way to proceed is for the next president and Senate to choose the Supreme Court nominee.
If Ron Johnson shatters the trust of his constituents by voting for a nominee before the next Senate is seated, he will cement his legacy as a disgrace to Wisconsin and demonstrate to voters that he is unworthy of public office.
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The first critical election of the new Trump era is just 132 days from now: Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race. 🧵
This week, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorsed Judge Susan Crawford, the one pro-freedom, pro-democracy candidate. We’re in the fight. Join us.
With Wisconsin still at the white-hot center of American politics, our state Supreme Court remains one of the most crucial judicial bodies in America. Decisions by this court shape national outcomes.
As we enter a harrowing new chapter in American life, remember this: we are stronger than we think. 🧵
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Trump is doing exactly what he promised to do: making the worst possible choices about who should run the federal government.
Or perhaps that’s not their job—their job is to dismantle it, to break it, to ensure that it can’t carry out the will of the American people.
Turnout generally dropped nationwide. But battleground states had slightly *higher* turnout among eligible voters than 2020—and a smaller-than-avg swing towards Trump.
Wisconsin had the highest turnout rise in the nation: +1.3% of eligible voters.🧵
Some big states are still counting ballots, so left CA, WA, DC, MD, and OR out of this calculation.
Included AZ and NV even though they're still counting.
@ElectProject Here's the table: the change in turnout (relative to the voting-eligible population) from 2020 to 2024 in the seven battlegrounds vs the rest of the country.
A pretty clear case that the campaign + party + allies turned out Dems in states they focused on.
The red wave hit this year: a ~6% national swing to Trump, from 2020 margins.
In Wisconsin, thousands of heroes pulled the swing down to 1.5%. More D votes statewide & in 46 counties. Tammy Baldwin won. Huge wins in the state legislature.
Deeply grateful to all—it mattered.
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This is a perilous moment, and a frightening one. Especially for the people in communities whose freedoms, livelihoods, and safety are now threatened by an emboldened, unfettered Trump and the extremists around him.
We fought to prevent this. We came up short.
We will need to focus soon on somehow containing the damage of the second Trump term, standing in solidarity with one another, and fighting back.
But now, let's thank Harris and Walz for their 107-day sprint—and the countless people who poured themselves into the work.