Donald Trump Jr. encouraged supporters of his father President Donald Trump to vote in the Wisconsin Supreme Court special election in two weeks to help solidify the Trump agenda.
Trump Jr. appeared at the Turning Point USA event with Charlie Kirk to help get out the vote for Brad Schimel, Waukesha County judge and former Republican state attorney general, in the bellwether race for the next set of elections.
Technically, the race is non-partisan, but Republicans are backing Schimel over Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, who is backed by Democrats.
“They can’t just show up when he happens to be on the top of that ticket,” Trump Jr. said of his father. “You have to engage because it’s not just about now, it’s about that future. This presidency can be put to a halt with this vote.”
As a way to stop Democrats from blocking Trump's agenda, Trump Jr. said, “It's everything."
The winner on April 1 will determine the majority of the court.
The race is seen as an indication of how swing voters feel about Trump post-election, and could show how the midterms may be likely to go (though it's pretty early to be deterministic about that yet).
The state supreme court is facing cases on abortion rights, congressional district boundaries, unions, and voting rules.
Schimel strongly backs Trump and attended the inauguration in January.
He spoke at the rally to urge voters to turn out for him.
“Do you think the job is done?” Schimel said. “We have to stay vigilant, and we have to stay on this.”
Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the race, but supporters hope he might before the votes are cast.
“I can’t overemphasize the importance of this election,” Trump voter Soslan Temanson, 26, of Westfield said. “I think it’s important Trump went all-in on Wisconsin.”
The last Supreme Court election saw the liberal candidate win by double digits, which has led Elon Musk and others to spend a lot of money to avoid another loss.
