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Musks FIRED After Democrat WON WI Supreme Court Election
Wisconsin Supreme Court Race: Democrat Susan Crawford Beats Musk Backed Candidate
Liberal Judge says victory is against unprecedented attack on our democracy after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history
The Guardian 2 APR 2025
Judge Susan Crawford
Milwaukee, Wisconsins largest city, reported historic turnout for a spring election, with election officials saying due to the unprecedented high turnout, seven polling places ran out of ballots.
The citys elections commission said it was working to replenish resources to voters during the evening rush.
A combined more than $80m was spent on the race, topping the previous record of some $51m that was spent in the 2023 Wisconsin state supreme court race. Musk and affiliated groups spent more than $20m alone.
Musk reprised some of the tactics that he used last fall to help Trump win, including offering $100 to people who signed a petition opposing activist judges and offering $1 million checks to voters.
Pointing to the potential to redraw House districts, Musk had said the race might decide the future of America and western civilization
Democrats seized on Musks involvement in the race to energize voters who were upset about the wrecking ball he and his unofficial department of government efficiency, or Doge, have taken to federal agencies. They raised the stakes of an already high stakes contest by holding out Wisconsin as a test case for Musk, saying that if he succeeded, he would take his model across the country.
Growing up in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, I never thought I would be taking on the richest man in the world for justice, Crawford said on Tuesday night. And we won.
After Musks involvement became public, Democrats saw an explosion in grassroots donations and people coming out of the woodwork to get involved in the race, Ben Wikler, the states Democratic party chair, said last month.
When the party tested its messaging, Wikler said, messages that highlighted Musks involvement in the race motivated voters who were otherwise disengaged from politics.
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