In the long run, this is one more piece of evidence why judicial elections are a bad idea.  This was the ugliest, most negative, most nauseatingly lowbrow campaign I have ever seen, and that goes for both sides.   Utterly shameful.

On 04/06/11, Rick Hasen   wrote:

  



    

  

  



    "Wisconsin Court Electon Courts Disaster"

    
I have just written this

        opinion piece(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52683.html) for Politico. It begins:


    


    


      With a razor-thin 204-vote lead, Democratic state assistant

      attorney general JoAnne Kloppenburg has declared victory over

      Republican incumbent David Prosser in the race for Wisconsin state

      Supreme Court justice. 


      


      A recount in this race, which some view as a referendum on Gov.

      Scott Walker's anti-union policies, seems inevitable, and it is

      not clear who will ultimately take the seat on the Wisconsin

      bench. But if this expensive and nasty race ends up in protracted

      litigation, it could undermine public confidence in both the

      judiciary and Wisconsin's electoral process, especially if, as I

      expect, supporters of Prosser raise ugly allegations of voter

      fraud.

    


    


    


    Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:06 PM(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019178.html)

    


     

      "President Obama Bundlers Could Pony Up $300

        Million"

      
Politico reports(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52620.html).


      


      Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:36

          PM(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019177.html) 


    


     

      "The Fix: Despite GOP control, Louisiana

        redistricting proves a cruel maiden"

      
The Fix reports(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/despite-gop-control-louisiana-redistricting-proves-a-cruel-maiden/2011/04/06/AFUl5fqC_blog.html).


      


      Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:30

          PM(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019176.html) 


    


     

      Cert. Denied in Pierce O'Donnell Conduit

        Contributions Case

      
See here(http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/10-1099.htm).

        I don't thini this is a surprise to anyone.


      


      Posted by Rick Hasen at 12:07

          PM(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/019175.html) 


    


    


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