April 4, 2025
The Republican Off-Cycle Election Challenge
By Fletch Daniels
Many Republicans are disappointed in the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, which is understandable, considering its potential significance. The truth is that it would have taken a miracle for Brad Schimel to win this race.
The primary challenge for Republicans in elections like this is that they’re the party of the working class, which translates to lower-propensity voters who aren’t fixated on politics. That’s not bad, but it means that elections like this one will be particularly hard to win when there isn’t a headliner to draw out the voters. The Republican base will turn out in presidential election years in sky-high numbers. Still, many of them will pay little attention to an election for an attorney general or a judge, whom they don’t see as having much impact on their lives.
Those crazy college-indoctrinated leftist women we see faceplanting in the subway or shouting at people in restaurants? They are laser-focused on elections like this. They rage-follow every political development and are first in line for any election of more significance than local dog-catcher. Much of the Democrat base is this way. Although it may be shrinking, what’s left of it is plenty motivated. Anyone living off government largesse or having been taught to worship government will be a high-proclivity voter.
The builders, electricians, waitresses? Moms? They’re too busy living to pay much attention to what they see as an obscure race. Getting them to the polls in an out-of-cycle election takes far more effort. It’s hard enough to get them to notice that an election is happening. Even a midterm can be challenging, but nowhere near to the same extent as an election like this one.
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