A competitive WI Dem. primary in April can weaken right-wing St. Sup. Ct. control

It's not clear at this point on Super Tuesday evening who is the Democratic Party's presidential front-runner or if that leader can hold it through the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this July.

But this much is clear:

A competitive Biden vs. Sanders contest moving forward means that Democrats in Wisconsin will vote in droves in the April 7th Wisconsin presidential primary.

And that should mean a heavy turnout for Jill Karofsky, 

the more progressive candidate running against Daniel Kelly, the Scott Walker-appointed incumbent in the non-partisan general election for a seat on the State Supreme Court which is also on the April 7th ballot.

Walker & Co. tried unsuccessfully to manipulate that schedule: 

Despite winning the largest share of votes Tuesday, Kelly faces an uphill climb to victory in April because the Wisconsin Supreme Court election falls on the same day as the state’s presidential preference primary. Turnout in that election is expected to be greater for Democrats, who currently have a contested presidential contest, which may drive more votes to liberal-backed Karofsky. 

Republicans recognized the challenge early on and unsuccessfully tried to move the date of the state’s presidential primary in December 2018.

We all know that a Karofsky win would narrow to 4-3 the high court's special interest chokehold,

And it just might play an even larger role nationally: which I wrote about recently:

Bottom line - - a Karofsky win could bode well for Democrats retaking the state from Republicans, and Trump, in November. That context is not of her making; it's a matter of calendars and history.

Bottom line, Bucky. On April 7th, vote like your life depended on it.

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