No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week. https://t.co/fbDCbOb9qN
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 10, 2020
Wisconsin’s Health Department is “monitoring” whether Tuesday’s primary election resulted in the spread of the coronavirus among voters https://t.co/8oNkZeyLiU
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 10, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts' unwavering, limited view of voting access seen in Wisconsin ruling https://t.co/YchiD8dFF3 pic.twitter.com/8HdBKWhehp
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 8, 2020
This iconic photo was shot by @Pmcknightnews, an intern at @journalsentinel. pic.twitter.com/KgGeugYziW
— Daniel Medina (@dmedin11) April 7, 2020
"Now Wisconsin is conducting an election that the state’s largest newspaper — which previously endorsed Republican leaders including former Gov. Scott Walker — called 'the most undemocratic in the state’s history.'”https://t.co/2QiMs8mLQx
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 7, 2020
Milwaukee resident Jennifer Taff requested an absentee ballot almost three weeks ago, never got it. She has a father dying from lung disease and then waited hours in line to vote at Washington High School. Photo from Patricia McKnight.
— JR Radcliffe (@JRRadcliffe) April 7, 2020
More: https://t.co/i7weo2xdfv pic.twitter.com/ceHb2i8zpC
Whenever you hear someone complain about "liberal activist judges," think of this moment where the Supreme Court's conservative majority quite literally made up law to require Wisconsin to hold its primary election in the midst of a deadly pandemic. https://t.co/w8IzmRljWn
— Doug Gansler (@DougGansler) April 7, 2020
I really admire the brave people in Wisconsin who are voting today.
The last people to vote in-person in Wisconsin will likely vote well after midnight following hours of standing in line. Keep in mind the Supreme Court disallowed any of these people the sensible right to vote by mail tomorrow https://t.co/VOiTdKQPNf
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) April 7, 2020
Lines forming just 30 minutes after polls open in Milwaukee, people trying to space. Almost everyone has a mask pic.twitter.com/KVCJ7Ik0Xe
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) April 7, 2020
Polls open in minutes. Here’s a look at the line in Waukesha, the city’s only polling location pic.twitter.com/Uqg08gannt
— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) April 7, 2020
Translation: Wisconsin expose yourselves to Coronavirus in order to facilitate election theft https://t.co/z5errxnAzX
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) April 7, 2020
If you think that this is what should be happening today, you’re either uninformed about coronavirus, a nihilistic partisan, or a Republican-appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) April 7, 2020
(or a combo) https://t.co/H7xKNHU0fL
Election officials are furious about this. They say it’s both voter suppression and a dangerous disregard for safety by asking people to risk their lives to vote in a pandemic when it easily could have been delayed. https://t.co/JLc0qOjAzr
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) April 7, 2020
This is the death lottery stage of the Republicans' voter suppression effort. https://t.co/h3mKskOiJC
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) April 7, 2020
The Milwaukee voters I'm talking to are preparing to wait for about 5 hours. Remember, the city went from 180 polling locations to 5
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) April 7, 2020
Milwaukee has 16% of state's population but half the coronavirus cases in state
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 7, 2020
As a result, city was able to open only 5 polling places, instead of usual 180, for population of 600,000
This is what happens when GOP refuses to send ballots to every voter https://t.co/funuh4QfDX
The voting tragedy here in Wisconsin is unjust, but my anger has turned into profound sadness that our institutions have failed us so spectacularly. More than ever, all we can do is keep fighting for voters. These are not hypotheticals. These are voters with rights. Here's a few:
— Molly McGrath (@votermolly) April 7, 2020
Wisconsin is a wake up call for November. Last week Trump said the quiet part out loud, Republicans can’t win if everyone votes. It’s time for every state to adopt mail in voting & coronavirus safety measures at the polls. The time is now-No suppression through fear of safety. https://t.co/Eo9t9WD1IP
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 7, 2020
As politically lopsided as Madison is, still amazing to see these no.'s from WI's April 7 state Sup Crt race
— Craig Gilbert (@WisVoter) April 16, 2020
Ward 42: Karofsky 1866 Kelly 43
Wd 40: 1841 to 50
Wd 41: 2066 to 59
Wd 44: 1171 to 47
Wd 69: 1179 to 50
Wd 45: 2147 to 93
Wd 29: 1711 to 77
all 96%+
47 wds of >90%