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So that WI supreme court judge election is... pretty close. -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Apr 6 '11, 08:44

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I still don't understand why you elect judges. (elections.todaystmj4.com)

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Holy f*ck. It's gonna come down to lawyers and lawsuits decided by... yup... the WI Supreme Court. -- nm - Mop (211 lbs) Apr 6, 09:26
Very close. I imagine judges don't lose reelection very often. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:47
damn -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 08:46
I think it's ridiculous as well. It also strikes me as bizarre that they run under a party banner. -- nm - pmb Apr 6, 08:46 15
- in WI they don't, it's nominally nonpartisan. - znufrii Apr 6, 08:47 10
  - For some reason? Maybe because Prosser said he supported Walker? -- nm - mara Apr 6, 08:55 9
    - No, I'm wrong. It wasn't Prosser, it was his campaign manager. And he didn't say he supported Walker, he said Prosser was a "complement" to Walker. -- nm - mara Apr 6, 09:01 8
      - Close enough. Get the pitchforks and torches! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 6, 09:03 7
        
        Sounds reasonable. Judges aren't supposed to be compliments to politicians. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:06 6
        
        except that's not the reason why. - znufrii Apr 6, 09:10 4
        
        He's losing cuz there needs to be a target. But actually having part of your team say something so stupid doesn't help -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:13 3
        
        precisely - znufrii Apr 6, 09:14 2
        
        Actually, he's losing by a couple hundred. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 6, 09:16
        
        n/m, just looked at the updated vote counts. -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 09:15
        
        I think the number of elected positions in the US is ... something. Overwhelming. Unwieldy. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Apr 6, 09:10
- That's how you got elected judge in my Texas county - be the Republican. - ty97 Apr 6, 08:47 3
  - ditto for Democrats in NYC, the Democratic primary is the de facto election -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:49 2
    - Of course they sometimes elect Republicans as mayor... -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 08:50 1
      - go figure... - znufrii Apr 6, 08:52
that's likely below the margin of error for the election. they might as well just flip a coin for it. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 08:45 3
- when I registered for absentee voting in TX, they even had the dog catcher on the ballot. -- nm - zork Apr 6, 08:47 2
  - A strong write in could decide that. Great prank to pull on a buddy. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:47 1
    - this would be worth signing up to FB to do on someone. -- nm - zork Apr 6, 08:57

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