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 Trumps 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

wolfie001
(4,397 posts)Biggest news of the year! Woo hoo!!!
BlueKota
(4,140 posts)C_U_L8R
(46,915 posts)Let's take the government out of criminal hands.