I get to explain to Republicans how bad this is for them. Explain away LOL. I have to wonder when Dems will realize that winning/overperforming in low-turnout specials and random off-year elections isn't as impressive as they make it seem. They've been bragging about it for years but the second a general election that people actually vote in comes around they don't do nearly as well as they do in specials (2022) or they end up underperforming expectations (2024). It's the exact same situation Republicans faced a decade ago, they won elections few people turned out for but bombed in higher-turnout environments. In other words, it's a turnout issue. As for this race: If Wisconsin Rs want to win elections like these they need to make an effort to move them so they coincide with midterm/presidential elections. I believe this can be done if voters approve of it in a referendum but don't quote me on that. The electorate that turns out for these random April elections are obviously too hostile for Republicans to win over, they lost three times in a row by the exact same margin. At the very least Kinser would have won if a 2022-type of electorate turned out.

As for this race: If Wisconsin Rs want to win elections like these they need to make an effort to move them so they coincide with midterm/presidential elections. This election had over 80% of the turnout of the 2022 midterm. If Republicans want to win Supreme Court races, maybe they should try running candidates who aren't party stooges.

This election had over 80% of the turnout of the 2022 midterm. Exactly, still a lower turnout than a midterm. Who do you suppose a majority of the remaining 20% that didn't vote would break for? Also, saying 2022 and 2025 had a similar enough amount of voters doesn't prove that the electorate that turned out yesterday wasn't more D-favorable than the one that turned out in 2022. If Republicans want to win Supreme Court races, maybe they should try running candidates who aren't party stooges. Perhaps, but Democrats have run party stooges the past 3 court elections and it's worked out wonderfully for them. A squishy moderate R might have done better but I struggle to see how this hypothetical dream candidate could close a 10-point deficit.

Exactly, still a lower turnout than a midterm. Who do you suppose a majority of the remaining 20% that didn't vote would break for? Ah yes, the silent MAGA.