Television ads are hitting the airwaves as Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race heads into its final week before a primary whittles the three-candidate field down to two contenders. Bradley’s campaign is “centered on her experience, service to the people of Wisconsin, and judicial philosophy”, according to her website.
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Kloppenburg said she is “unwilling to surrender our court to the partisan politics and special interests that threaten to undermine the independence and integrity of our court”.
Governor Walker appointed Bradley to the circuit and appeals court benches, before putting her on the Supreme Court last October. It goes on to note Donald has supported Bradley in the past. Outside group Wisconsin Alliance for Reform is running statewide ads supporting Bradley.
Donald’s ad shows a person watching GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on TV, a person listening to the radio, a person checking his mailbox – and a person shutting a laptop screen displaying a photo of Bradley and Walker. It also features Kloppenburg seated in one of the justice’s chairs in the Supreme Court’s state Capitol courtroom.
Her opponent, Madison appeals court judge Joanne Kloppenburg, said the ad stifles Bradley’s ability to achieve an unbiased court of law. Kloppenburg took aim at both Donald and Bradley in her ad, which started airing on Saturday. “Judges applaud her insight, hard work compassion”.
Bradley, Donald and Kloppenburg will face off in a February 16 primary. Donald made available a summary of his report that showed he’d raised about $36,000 in January and had about $207,000 available.
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The top-two vote-getters will advance to the April general election.
