For context, recall that Republicans lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections before Trump/Vance 2024.

But in Wisconsin, Trump improved his margin materially among the state’s large Catholic population, did much better with women vs. prior runs, and soared among young men. Those same trends held true nationwide. (RELATED: STEVE CORTES: Why Are Republicans Targeting Trump’s Tax Cuts For Main Street?)

But just months later, in the Wisconsin state supreme court race on April 1 of this year, the liberal candidate Susan Crawford easily prevailed against former conservative candidate Brad Schimel. Despite a radical record as an activist and judge, Crawford sailed to a 10% margin victory, beating Schimel by nearly a quarter million votes. Trump endorsed Schimel, who seemed to run a competent campaign that was well financed, with record millions in donations pouring into the race on both sides.

So, what explains this divergence between last fall and this spring in the Badger State?

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