Anyone who is surprised by this wasn’t paying attention or didn’t do their homework.

I hope before spending millions of dollars to unseat a judge, the GOP would have asked: “Then what?” https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-new-justice-kilbride-replacement-20201110-o4fryord3nfuro7g2wm3igascu-story.html

Otherwise, it’s crocodile tears, and the GOP will have a crack at the seat in 2022.

And what is the logic of this? “If they couldn’t have appointed a Republican, they should not have appointed anyone,” Nowlan added.

The Democratic judge got 56 PERCENT of the vote. He could run again in two years, and, with the same support, would win a 10-year term

So it’s simply not true that voters rejected a Democratic judge. They just didn’t have the 60 percent supermajority required for retention

cc: @RayLong @AmandaVinicky @capitolfax