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The Wall Street Journal |
Musk’s deep financial and personal involvement in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a political liability for the GOP, boosting votes for Democrats more than Republicans compared with a ...
The New York Times |
Elon Musk has become a valuable heat shield for a president who avoids blame at any cost.
The New York Times |
Despite Musk’s hysterical warnings and cheesehead preening, Schimel’s opponent, Susan Crawford, won by about 10 points, securing the court’s liberal majority.
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Crawford won by approximately 10% of the vote share, even as groups supporting Brad Schimel—including Musk’s America PAC—spent vastly more money.
Susan Crawford, a liberal, won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, easily defeating her Musk-backed conservative challenger, Brad Schimel, in a race Musk said “might decide the future of America and Western civilization.”
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that a liberal candidate winning Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a referendum on President Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk.
Elon Musk went all in on a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The liberal candidate won easily. Now there is speculation he could depart DOGE.
Elon Musk wore a 'cheesehead' while trying to buy votes in Green Bay, Wisconsin. But Green Bay voters decided they had enough of moldy Musk and sent him packing after electing his opponent in a landslide to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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You can reach Shane by emailing [email protected] Elon Musk saw around $11 billion shaved off his wealth in the stock market bloodbath that followed President Donald Trump's unveiling of tariffs on Thursday,