GOP's 2024 prospects challenged by Wisconsin and Chicago elections.

Democrats in the upper Midwest are feeling confident after Tuesday's wins in Wisconsin and Chicago, believing that voters are more repelled by the GOP brand than by accusations that Democrats are soft on crime. The victories had emboldened their belief that President Joe Biden was handed a template for crucial battlegrounds once he moves forward his reelection bid. The through-line issue was crime, and voters weren't buying solutions that simply called for adding more police. Democrats noted that their opponents were connected to plans to reverse the 2020 election results. The wins were also seen as a backlash against the MAGA power-grab and their assault on democracy and the rule of the people.