The lines to enter Wisconsin’s voting stations stretched for blocks as voters, many of whom wore face masks and gloves, waited to enter and cast their votes, standing at least 6 feet apart from each other. Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Wisconsin House, Robin Vos, dressed head to toe in a surgical gown, mask, and gloves, assured voters that it was “incredibly safe to go out” and vote — never mind the state’s shelter-in-place order.
Wisconsin’s primary election on Tuesday was a disaster — and none of it was necessary. Every other state in the country with a primary election scheduled in April postponed it until later this summer, when the coronavirus is hopefully better controlled and social distancing is more manageable. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wanted to do the same, but the state’s Republican-controlled legislature would not let him.
