Political editor Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area says it best in his new column: “Wisconsin is exhausted, politically. But we cannot let that exhaustion get us down. We have to pick ourselves up and make this happen. The cavalry is not coming. It’s up to us.” Why a downturn in public perception of national Democratic leadership isn’t great timing for a state Supreme Court election, and yet Wisconsin voters may find a way to answer the bell and put up a fight one more time.

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