WISN-TV has rescheduled the Supreme Court debate for April 2 after Taylor pulled out of the March 25 scheduled event due to kidney stones.
The “UpFront” debate, which is co-sponsored by WisPolitics, will now be at the WISN studio in Milwaukee with no audience because of the change and scheduling conflicts. The debate originally was going to be at the Marquette University Law School.
The announcement came not long after Taylor’s campaign provided an update on her health. That includes a doctor’s note shared with WisPolitics laying out the diagnosis and that she has been prescribed pain meds that prevented her from participating in tonight’s planned debate. The note said she may return to work on Sunday with no restrictions.
Before the WISN announcement, Taylor’s campaign said she would soon launch a statewide tour to meet voters and was committed to rescheduling the debate.
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“We’re excited to debate next week and grateful to WISN for working to quickly reschedule,” Taylor’s campaign said. “This is an important opportunity for voters to hear directly from Judge Taylor about why she’s the best candidate for our state Supreme Court.”
Lazar’s campaign said it looked forward to next week’s event.
“We apologize to the voters of Wisconsin that they have to wait until only five days before the election to hear directly from the candidates on their positions,” the campaign said.