Democrats won 53% of the vote in the Wisconsin state assembly elections in 2018. Republicans only won 44.6%.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 27, 2023
Democrats only got 36 seats while Republicans got 63 seats due to gerrymandering.
We MUST elect @janetforjustice and defeat her MAGA opponent to restore fair maps. pic.twitter.com/Aof7nzRcvE
In Wisconsin, Republicans are close to capturing veto-proof supermajorities in the State Legislature that would render the Democratic governor irrelevant even if he wins re-election on Tuesday in the battleground state.https://t.co/87Z2Olkojq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2022
Republican legislators have gerrymandered Wisconsin’s district map to such an outlandish degree that the state is barely recognizable as a democracy.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) November 2, 2022
The party's gubernatorial nominee intends to make the state even more voter-proof. #WIGov https://t.co/ORah6q1dx0
Republicans have been explicit about their contempt for democracy but this hasn't figured into campaign coverage nearly as much as it should have. https://t.co/UXcgOY0usW
— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) November 1, 2022
A 50-50 state with veto-proof supermajorities for one-party is not simply not democratic. The plans to take control of elections afterward are ominous. Democracy is in danger in Wisconsin. https://t.co/NKO8MV6bZa pic.twitter.com/vdURlbBnEU
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) (@BrendanNyhan) November 4, 2022
Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial nominee said the quiet part aloud: "Republicans will never lose another election in Wisconsin after I’m elected governor." (via @MaddowBlog) https://t.co/6nnfz5Mvgg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 4, 2022
NEW: Wisconsin Legislature ask the state Supreme Court — for the second time — to reconsider its decision to strike down the state's legislative districts and order new maps. The court rejected the lawmakers' first request.https://t.co/byJT5uawrx
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) January 23, 2024
Grofman and Cervas, who were appointed by the WI Supreme Court, are among the best-known nonpartisan experts in redistricting, Byer and Nordenberg said.
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) January 4, 2024
The two experts recently assisted in drawing neutral maps in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. https://t.co/siStNkr6Uq
A remarkable stat from the plaintiffs:
— Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social (@PoliticsWolf) October 20, 2023
Wisconsin's constitution requires all legislative districts to be contiguous, but under the GOP's gerrymanders, 54 of 99 Assembly districts & 21 of 33 Senate districts aren't.
Only 3 other states have a combined 9 non-contiguous districts https://t.co/facKQmaqeK
Sad! 