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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:35 AM Wednesday

Democrats' win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk.

Musk and his affiliated groups sunk at least $21 million into the normally low-profile race and paid three individual voters $1 million each for signing a petition in an effort to goose turnout in the pivotal battleground state contest. That made the race the first major test of the political impact of Musk, whose prominence in President Donald Trump’s administration has skyrocketed with his chaotic cost-cutting initiative that has slashed federal agencies.

Crawford and the Democrats who backed her made Musk the focus of their arguments for holding the seat, contending he was “buying” the election, which set records for the costliest judicial race in history.

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-81f71cdda271827ae281a77072a26bad

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Democrats' win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk (Original Post) Dulcinea Wednesday OP
Oh My!!! This is great news!!! wolfie001 Wednesday #1
This gives me some hope BlueKota Wednesday #2
No sleep til Midterms. C_U_L8R Wednesday #3
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