What happens in contests like the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin, a critical battleground state, will have broad implications for US politics
isconsin’s governor, Tony Evers, is not exactly known as a hotheaded partisan warrior – the softspoken Democrat enjoys polka, the card game Euchre, and a daily McDonald’s Egg McMuffin. But it struck a nerve this week when he heard Robin Vos, the powerful speaker of the Wisconsin state assembly, claim there was widespread voter fraud in 2020.
“He’s one of the smartest people I’ve ever met but that was about the dumbest thing he’s ever said,” Evers told the Guardian on Thursday.
This fall, the future of American democracy may hinge on what happens in contests like the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin, a critical battleground state. Evers, who was narrowly elected in 2018, is seeking a second term, and Republicans who control the state legislature have been eager to enact new voting restrictions, and more recently, have fractured in a push to illegally “decertify” Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
A similar dynamic is playing out in Michigan and Pennsylvania, also presidential swing states, where Democrats are also seeking to hold on to governorships and where Republican-led legislatures are attacking voting rights.
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