{"id":2418549,"date":"2025-04-01T16:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-may-not-be-indicator-of-trump-agenda-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:13:22","slug":"wisconsin-supreme-court-race-may-not-be-indicator-of-trump-agenda-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-may-not-be-indicator-of-trump-agenda-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Supreme Court race may not be indicator of Trump agenda: Byron York &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-supreme-court-race-may-not-be-indicator-of-trump-agenda-byron-york-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418549&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an analysis by Byron York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-airing-royal-familys-dirty-laundry-in-oprah-interview-whine-athon\/\" title=\"Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Blasted For Airing Royal Family\u2019s Dirty Laundry In Oprah Interview: \u2018Whine-athon\u2019\">chief political correspondent<\/a> for the *Washington Examiner*, he expresses skepticism regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court race&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reflect public sentiment<\/a> towards President Donald Trump&#8217;s leadership. The upcoming election features Republican Brad Schimel and Democrat Susan Crawford,and while it has captured national attention,York questions whether the results will provide meaningful insights into Trump&#8217;s standing among voters. He notes that Wisconsin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> is complex and historically contentious, making it challenging to draw clear conclusions from the election outcomes. York mentions that Republicans and Democrats have been making last-minute efforts to influence voters, with support from Trump for Schimel. He also highlights the potential implications of the Democratic Party&#8217;s strategy to portray Elon Musk, a Trump ally, negatively in the context of the election. Ultimately, York believes that a Democratic victory could boost their morale, but the Supreme Court race does not equate to a presidential election&#8217;s meaning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin Supreme Court race may not be indicator of Trump agenda: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077556\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s chief political correspondent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron York<\/a>, expressed skepticism about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> Supreme Court election, specifically whether it could properly gauge the public&rsquo;s feelings about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s leadership over the last two months.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s election, which will pit Republican Brad Schimel against Democrat Susan Crawford for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Supreme Court, has garnered national attention as Wisconsin voters head to the ballot box after witnessing &ldquo;a very, very eventful couple of months&rdquo; under Trump&rsquo;s leadership. York assessed that analysts are looking to this election in a battleground state to see how Trump&rsquo;s actions are settling with voters, regardless of whether or not this is a &ldquo;fair&rdquo; assessment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3366246\/house-republicans-scoff-senate-unserious-spending-cuts\/\">House Republicans scoff at Senate for &lsquo;unserious&rsquo; spending cut target<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3366318\/chuck-grassley-bill-universal-injunctions\/\">Chuck Grassley claims his bill will keep judges &#8216;from being policymakers&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3366143\/reid-rasner-touts-trumpianism-in-bid-to-buy-tiktok\/\">Reid Rasner touts &#8216;Trumpianism&#8217; in bid to buy TikTok<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure if these are great tests,&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s America Reports. &ldquo;Wisconsin is very close, of course. Trump won Wisconsin by less than one point, and we&rsquo;ve had these battles in Wisconsin before, and I&rsquo;m not sure that either result, the Republican winning or the Democratic winning in this so-called nonpartisan contest, not sure that either result would tell us a whole lot about Trump.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2870486&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a441c783aa6e9fec7231615f7466d8cd\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, one factor that could be an indicator is how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a> has sought to &ldquo;villainize&rdquo; Elon Musk, a Trump ally, ahead of this election. As such, York said it could be worth checking with voters after the election to see whether the Democratic Party&rsquo;s attempt swayed any voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the Democratic Party is victorious in this election, it would encourage them. York noted that this election is largely about Democrats redistricting and paving the way for the party to have some extra votes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This combination of file photos shows Brad Schimel, former Republican attorney general, in Madison, Wisconsin, Jan. 5, 2015, and Democrat Susan Crawford in June 2024. (AP Photo\/Andy Manis, Susan Crawford for Wisconsin, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;So look, it&rsquo;s a state Supreme Court race. It&rsquo;s not like the president of the United States, but it certainly would encourage Democrats, even if they win by a little bit,&rdquo; York said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3364800\/wisconsin-catholic-charities-case-is-more-proof-of-anti-christian-sentiment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WISCONSIN CATHOLIC CHARITIES CASE IS MORE PROOF OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN SENTIMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schimel and Crawford have made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364623\/wisconsin-supreme-court-brad-schimel-maga-momentum-gathers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">last-minute efforts to sway voters<\/a>, with Trump also advocating the former. The president deemed Schimel&rsquo;s opponent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3363838\/trump-liberal-lunatic-wisconsin-supreme-court-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">as &ldquo;a Liberal Lunatic&rdquo;<\/a> who would drive Wisconsin and the nation &ldquo;into TOTAL CHAOS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the election, Wisconsin&rsquo;s Supreme Court unanimously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3363699\/wisconsin-supreme-court-attorney-general-musk-million-giveaways-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rejected an effort by Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul to block Musk<\/a> from handing out two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-biden-proposal-to-give-illegal-immigrants-1m-sounds-like-it-was-a-parody-created-by-gop\/\" title=\"McConnell: Biden proposal to give illegal immigrants M sounds like it was a parody created by GOP\">million-dollar checks<\/a> at a Green Bay rally. This came as Musk and the groups he supports have spent more than $20 million to help Schimel get elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077556\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077556\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Supreme Court race may not reflect Trump\u2019s agenda: Byron York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2418550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Schimel-vs-Crawford-scaled-1024x734.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37928,32891,33712],"class_list":["post-2418549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byron-york","tag-trump-agenda","tag-wisconsin-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Schimel-vs-Crawford-scaled-1024x734.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418553,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418549\/revisions\/2418553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}