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Democrats won a big victory in Wisconsin when the state Supreme Court ruled that the state legislative districts were unconstitutional. The new maps are fair, rather than being gerrymandered for the Democrats, which means the state legislature will be up for grabs in November. This means the Democrats have a plausible shot at getting the trifecta in state government in January.
The bad news for the Democrats is that on Friday the state Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the state's equally gerrymandered congressional map. Newly elected justice Janet Protasiewicz did not vote because she was not on the court when the hearing was held.
The current makeup of the congressional delegation is 6R, 2D, in a very evenly balanced state. That map will be used for the November elections. If the Democrats win the trifecta in November, the new legislature can simply draw a new map if it wishes to. Or they could try to cook up another lawsuit so Protasiewicz could vote. But the former requires some version of a blue wave in Wisconsin, while the latter requires some pretty slick lawyering. In any event, if Democrats retake the U.S. House in November, it largely won't be because Wisconsin and New York handed it to them. (V)