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The New York Times calls it a “colossal off-year election,” arguably the “most important election in America in 2023.”

The Washington Post explains why: “For 14 years, conservatives have controlled the Wisconsin Supreme Court, issuing decisions that upheld limits on unions, affirmed a voter ID law, expanded gun rights, curbed the powers of the Democratic governor, banned absentee ballot drop boxes and established political districts that ensured Republican dominance in the state legislature. Now, a reliably conservative justice is retiring, and voters will decide in April whether liberals or conservatives have a majority.”

The Post goes on to say it’s a “decision that will have sweeping consequences, as the court in the coming years is likely to decide whether to uphold the state’s near-total ban on abortion. It also could wade into disputes over gerrymandering and the outcome of the next presidential election.”

This colossal election is actually two elections. A primary election on Febr…