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Highlights from the Daniel Kelly, Janet Protasiewicz Debate
Clip: Season 2100 Episode 2137 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Wisconsin's 2023 Supreme Court candidates clashed in personal terms in their lone debate.
The 2023 candidates for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court clashed directly in personal terms during their lone one-on-one debate, hurling accusations of partisanship, lying and slander.
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Highlights from the Daniel Kelly, Janet Protasiewicz Debate
Clip: Season 2100 Episode 2137 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
The 2023 candidates for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court clashed directly in personal terms during their lone one-on-one debate, hurling accusations of partisanship, lying and slander.
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>> JANET PROTASIEWICZ AND DANIEL KELLY MET TUESDAY THIS WEEK FOR THEIR ONLY DEBATE OF THE SUPREME COURT ELECTION AND THEY SPENT MOST OF THE HOUR ACCUSING THE OTHER CANDIDATE OF BEING A LIAR AND A THREAT TO THE COURT.
>> LIKE PRIZE FIGHTERS ENTERING THE RING, DANIEL KELLY AND JANET PROTASIEWICZ DESCENDED OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CURVED STAIRCASE ON THEIR WAY TO THE DEBATE STAGE AND THEN SPENT THE NEXT HOUR HITTING EACH OTHER WITH VERBAL BLOWS.
>> I AM RUNNING AGAINST PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST EXTREME PARTISAN CHARACTERS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS STATE.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS YOU BEING QUICK TO LIE.
>> THIS ELECTION WILL DETERMINE THE IDEOLOGICAL BALANCE OF THE WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT, AND AS IT BECAME THE MOST EXPENSIVE SUPREME COURT ELECTION IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, IT BECAME MORE AND MORE PARTISAN, WITH A HEAVY FOCUS ON TOPICS LIKE WISCONSIN'S 1849 ABORTION BAN.
>> BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF MY OPPONENT IS ELECTED, WE CAN TELL YOU WITH 100% CERTAINTY THAT 1849 ABORTION BAN WILL STAY ON THE BOOKS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT TAKE A LOOK AT WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE'S WEBSITE.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF HIM AS THEIR ENDORSED CANDIDATE WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT HE HAS PLEDGED-PLEDGED-TO UPHOLD THEIR VALUES.
>> JUSTICE KELLY, YOUR RESPONSE.
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.
ONCE AGAIN.
SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN FOR YOU, JANET, JUST TELLING LIES.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT ABORTION BAN.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
>> THE ACCUSATIONS OF LYING AND SLANDER COVER TOPICS LIKE WHAT PROMISES THEY MADE TO SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, WHETHER THEIR CAMPAIGN ADS ARE DISPORTIONS OF DISTORTIONS OF THE TRUTH AND WHETHER ELECTING THEIR OPPONENT WAS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.
>> ANDREW HITT, THE HEAD OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, TESTIFIED IN THE JANUARY 6th HEARING THAT HE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY OPPONENT.
EXTENSIVE.
EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM ABOUT THE FAKE ELECTORS.
HE IS A TRUE THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
>> JUSTICE KELLY, YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS.
>> SURE.
SO ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE LYING.
SO YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS, BUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAD MULTIPLE.
HIS TESTIMONY WAS HE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS ATTORNEYS, PLURAL.
>> THE DEBATE ENDED AS IT BEGAN WITH NO HANDSHAKE AND THE
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