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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:30 PM Tuesday

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump, Musk [View all]

Source: Washington Post

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump.

Musk and groups affiliated with him invested more than $20 million in the race. The top Trump adviser and leader of Tesla and SpaceX handed out cash prizes to generate interest in the race. At a rally Sunday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he cast the election as one that could chart the course of Western civilization because of what it could mean for Trump’s agenda.

But Musk’s spending and hyperbolic framing weren’t enough to win the most expensive court race in U.S. history. The contest cost more than $100 million, nearly doubling the past record and putting it in line with top Senate races.

Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge and former chief counsel to a Democratic governor, won the open seat, ensuring liberals will keep their 4-3 majority. She defeated Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general who embraced Trump.

Read more: https://wapo.st/3G0sZBk



All that money for nothing Elon
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YES!!!!!!! EAT THIS, Elon Muskrat! Jack Valentino Tuesday #1
Take the pain out of the Yankees bullpen coming ungluded in the 8th nycbos Tuesday #2
A twofer! OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #3
E-Loon - the party is coming to an end DickWad. NoMoreRepugs Tuesday #4
HA! Skum is going down! All you fascist skum are bound to lose! Blues Heron Tuesday #5
Excellent. creon Tuesday #6
Who invested the other $80 million? MichMan Tuesday #7
Well, I contributed $50. I'm guessing a lot of other folks AllyCat Tuesday #10
Sure, people are free to donate money to anything they like. MichMan Tuesday #11
Of course that's awesome. AllyCat Wednesday #17
Articles say Musk himself spent $20M. So they raised alot more than $20M Bengus81 Wednesday #28
I bet she will reach 1 million votes dweller Tuesday #8
OUTSTANDING Skittles Wednesday #12
They both did......... MichMan Wednesday #42
VERY proud of Wisconsin Skittles Tuesday #9
The cheese has spoken. SunSeeker Wednesday #13
Great pic! Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #16
OMG. that is TOO perfect! ShazzieB Wednesday #20
Love it!! Mike 03 Wednesday #23
caption: Hard Cheese for Sissy SpaceX alterfurz Wednesday #39
Brad can go back to running his bakery rpannier Wednesday #14
democracy in action! AntiFascist Wednesday #15
Good. All indicators show massive defeats for magacons in every state. Justice matters. Wednesday #18
Fuck you, Elmo! orangecrush Wednesday #19
Take THAT, Eloon! ShazzieB Wednesday #21
Dear Lord. Some truly good political news. Paladin Wednesday #22
Great news. In other news ... defacto7 Wednesday #24
I'm guessing in that rigged up dog and pony show Musk really gave them $100K tops Bengus81 Wednesday #27
Doubt it. The recipients were GOP operatives. travelingthrulife Wednesday #32
HELL YES!!!! Way to go Democrats!! Bengus81 Wednesday #25
also a blow to Western Civilization PedroXimenez Wednesday #26
When do FOX and Trump start whining about "dark money" from Democrats Bengus81 Wednesday #29
Musk has used the George Soros excuse before. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #40
What the hell are those clowns going to do when he dies? He's pretty damn old Bengus81 Wednesday #41
Maybe, maybe, maybe... DiverDave Wednesday #30
Hook, line and sinker: Muskie Prof. P.E. Name Wednesday #31
Good work. Keep it up! travelingthrulife Wednesday #33
The circus around giving away $2 million dollars backfired big time Kashkakat v.2.0 Wednesday #34
Good to know that million dollar cash prizes didn't help IronLionZion Wednesday #35
Elons ploy was successful! Linda ladeewolf Wednesday #36
Borowitz satire, but it wouldn't surprise me if it becomes closer to the truth. generalbetrayus Wednesday #37
May this be a Trend! N/T tonekat Wednesday #38
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