Schimel’s loss had Republicans worried about what that means for 2026, when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ is up for reelection to a third term.
And with a liberal court there to potentially block a Republican governor’s agenda, Walker asked: “Who would ever want to run for governor?‘’
Democrats say Crawford’s win shows Republicans need to moderate.
‘‘The people of Wisconsin are not really going in for some kind of large scale agenda that Trump and Musk are selling,‘’ said Patrick Guarasci, a top adviser to the Crawford campaign who has also been involved in gubernatorial races. ‘’The Republicans need to come back to the center.‘’