WATERTOWN, Wis. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican businessman Eric Hovde faced off Friday night in a tightly controlled debate format in their first and perhaps only showdown, hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasting Corporation. We exchanged words.
Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hovde accused each other of lying in the often contentious debates and criticized their own policies in a close race that the Cook Political Report had just changed to a toss-up with Democrats leading by 1 point. asserted his position.
But both candidates agreed on undefined strict ethical standards and term limits for judges on the nation's highest court.
One panelist on the debate's “Question Team” cited a recent Marquette Law School poll finding that 90 percent of voters nationwide support “enforcing strict ethics rules for Supreme Court justices.” .
According to Market, while Supreme Court concerns are not among the top eight election issues identified by registered voters in Wisconsin, abortion policy is the third most important to voters overall and top for Democratic voters. It has become.
Baldwin, who has served seven terms in the House of Representatives and is running for a third term in the Senate, targeted judges that former President Donald Trump chose for her dealings.
“When you hear about private interests paying off mortgages and car loans, that's outrageous. We need strong ethical and behavioral standards that are binding. “We now have a great deal of distrust of the court because we witnessed three candidates lie to the Judiciary Committee about their respect for precedent,” he said, possibly in response to Roe v. Wade's Ace Attorney. she said, referring to
“So I think it's good to look at Supreme Court term limits in a way that doesn't favor either party, because we don't know who's going to be president when term limits become an issue. ”
Hovde agreed to some extent. “I think we absolutely should have a code of ethics for judges,” he said. “I don’t think they should be making any private investments in the stock market while they are in that role.”
“I understand the desire to have term limits,” he continued. “I support term limits. I think there should be term limits for career politicians.”
This was a clear attack on Baldwin, who has been an elected official since 1986.
In one of the most controversial moments, the host asked the candidates whether they supported codifying Roe v. Wade.
“I think women should have the right to choose early in their pregnancy,” Hovde says. “But there is a point at which a baby can be born healthy and alive, and I think it would be unconscionable to end that child's life.”
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“In what month will you quit?” Hovde asked Baldwin, shaking his head. “Eighth month? Ninth month. Ninth month?”
Baldwin countered: “It's clear he's never read Roe v. Wade. I'm calling for it to become the law of the land. Your rights and freedoms depend on your zip code and the state you live in. You shouldn’t.”
“What he just said won't happen in America!” Baldwin shouted.
It is estimated that approximately 10,000 late-term abortions are performed in the United States each year.
