A look at Milwaukee Black voter mobilization ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Wisconsin is gearing up for a highly anticipated spring election for state Supreme Court. The election will determine whether the court leans conservative or liberal, and how it will tip on important cases, including whether to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban; where it falls on redistricting, which currently favors Republicans; and likely how it will rule on election law challenges leading up to the 2024 election.
In a state with a history of razor thin margins, voter turnout is key to both parties, especially in a non-presidential election, non-midterm year. Black voters in Milwaukee have been a key voting block for Democrats. But starting in 2020, state Republicans set up a satellite outreach office in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
What does Black voter outreach look like in Milwaukee today? One person to ask is Angela Lang, executive director of BLOC, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities.
Lang has a constant question she asks when she and her staff knock on someone’s door, regardless of the election cycle. “‘What does it look like for the Black community to thrive?'” she says. “And with that, and whatever way that resident answers, sometimes we're able to kind of use that as a segue into the election.”
https://www.wuwm.com/2023-03-21/milwaukee-black-voter-mobilization-wisconsin-supreme-court-election
