"Democrats Learn Valuable Lessons from Wisconsin and Chicago Wins"

Victories by a liberal judge and a progressive mayoral candidate in Wisconsin and Chicago respectively, offer promising signs for Democrats. The potency of abortion as a winning issue for Democrats was evident in Wisconsin, where the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court can overturn the 1849 ban on abortion. In Chicago, the "tough on crime" candidate lost to a candidate who advocated for a fundamentally different approach to public safety. Democrats showed strength in battlegrounds, not just cities, and campaigning still matters. Concerns about democracy persist, as evidenced by the involvement of Kelly, the conservative judge who lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, in efforts to overturn Wisconsin's 2020 election on behalf of then-President Donald Trump.