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Susan Crawford: “Scott Walker knew that Brad Schimmel needed a job and put…”

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District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate

Published March 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:18

Brad Schimmel had actually served as a reference for some of them, supported some of them for that appointment. But when they both lost reelection, Scott Walker knew that Brad Schimmel needed a job and put him on the Waukesha County Circuit Court. So, you know, it's not something he really was aspiring to. And he was on talk radio in Wisconsin a couple of months ago joking about how much he loves … (24:18–24:24)

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Asserts that Scott Walker appointed Brad Schimmel to the Waukesha County Circuit Court because Schimmel needed a job.

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“The election is coming up soon, April 1st.”
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“This election is going to determine the future of our state.”
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“It's going to have national implications.”
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“It will certainly affect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 04:56-05:01
“My opponent in this race is a longtime partisan politician with very extreme views.”
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“[My opponent is] announcing his positions on cases pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in violation of our judicial code in…”
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“[My opponent] has a long history of working to take rights away from Wisconsinites.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 06:22-06:27
“Scott Walker and the Republican legislature took away [public school teachers'] rights in the workplace in Act 10.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 09:26-09:32
“Wisconsin has some of the strictest voting laws in the country, including a very strict voter ID law.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 10:11-10:20
“Brad Schimmel supports an 1849 law that would operate as a criminal ban of nearly all abortions in Wisconsin if it were to go into effect.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 11:47-12:02
“As Attorney general, [Brad Schimmel] let thousands of sexual assault kits go untested for years.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 12:14-13:06
“Brad Schimmel's Department of Justice was even getting involved in litigation in other states besides Wisconsin to try to restrict women's…”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 12:39-12:51
“At the time that Brad Schimmel took office as Attorney general, a backlog of over 6,000 [sexual assault kits] that were untested had been…”
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“We have seen him [Susan Crawford's opponent] doctoring images of me in campaign ads using AI technology, which is something that is against…”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 18:01-18:12
“Dobbs was the case that overturned Roe versus Wade.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 19:51-19:55
“We have not seen [a referendum on reproductive health care rights] in Wisconsin because it is not allowed under Wisconsin law.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 20:51-20:57
“There is no such thing as a direct action referendum in Wisconsin. It is not permitted under Wisconsin law.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 21:26-21:34
“Governor Evers has proposed twice now that Wisconsin Lobby changed to allow such referenda.”
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“The Republican majority in the legislature has no interest in taking [the proposal for referenda] up.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 21:41-21:41
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court currently has two cases in front of it relating to abortion rights.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 22:03-22:10
“The only reason that [Brad Schimmel] is a judge is that he lost re-election for attorney general in 2018.”
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate | Uploaded March 5, 2025 | 23:33-23:40
“Brad Schimmel had not applied for that position [on the Waukesha County Circuit Court].”
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“The Trump administration is coming after the right to vote.”
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“Brad Schimmel is tying himself to Elon Musk and the Doge agenda.”
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“Brad Schimmel was out in Washington D.C. during the inauguration, attending high dollar galas.”
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“Brad Schimmel is not going to be one who interprets our Wisconsin Constitution to be a firewall against some of these excesses and…”
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“Brad Schimmel is not the one who is going to protect Wisconsinites from the extremes of that agenda.”
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“There's a compelling case to make sure that our Wisconsin Supreme Court remains a fair impartial court that's working to protect…”
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“It's part of our state constitution. That's why we do it this way [electing judges to the Supreme Court].”
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“We now have a U.S. Supreme Court that is dominated by right-wing justices who...are willing to do things like overturn 50 years of…”
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