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Hillary Clinton on Monday urged a small crowd at UW-Madison to consider future rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court when casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential primary and in November’s general election.

Clinton, the former secretary of state and current front-runner in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee, said to a group of invited guests at the Gordon Dining and Event Center that the next president is likely to appoint more than one justice to the nation’s highest court and warned of the impact of a Republican candidate making those choices.

“This election has ripped away the curtain and made it absolutely clear to everyone how essential the Supreme Court is,” Clinton said. “I will keep talking about it and advocating and calling on the Senate to do its job and I hope there will be a great chorus of voices across our land that will do the same.

“It’s our Constitution, it’s our court and it’s our future,” said Clinton, who stopped Monday in Madison and Milwaukee, kicking off a two-day tour of Wisconsin in advance of its April 5 primary.