Wisconsin Republicans Look To Flip 3 Seats In November
Friday, August 14th, 2020 -- 1:54 PM
Wisconsin’s primaries set the battle lines for a push by Republicans to secure veto-proof legislative super-majorities, locking in high-stakes match-ups against Democrats around the state.The Associated Press reports that after Tuesday’s primary, Republicans head into November with solid control of both the Assembly and Senate thanks to district boundaries they drew in 2011. Their goal now is to flip three seats in each house. If they succeed, they’ll win a two-thirds majority in both the Assembly and Senate, which translates to enough votes to override Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes. That would largely remove the governor from the political equation for the next session, which figures to be pivotal for the next generation of Wisconsin politics.
Republicans are due to redraw district boundaries next year to reflect population changes recorded in the 2020 census and will define districts to their liking so they can maintain legislative control for another decade. Evers would be powerless to stop them if his vetoes can’t stand.
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