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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,043 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:30 PM Tuesday

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump, Musk

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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Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump, Musk (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP

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

Jack Valentino

(1,753 posts)

1. YES!!!!!!! EAT THIS, Elon Muskrat!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:33 PM

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All your money can't buy everything!

nycbos

(6,463 posts)

2. Take the pain out of the Yankees bullpen coming ungluded in the 8th

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:34 PM

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OAITW r.2.0

(29,803 posts)

3. A twofer!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:35 PM

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(1) Democracy votes to control the WSC.
(2) Elon is toast. If not. he's playing the election card with Trump.

NoMoreRepugs

(11,147 posts)

4. E-Loon - the party is coming to an end DickWad.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:36 PM

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Blues Heron

(6,683 posts)

5. HA! Skum is going down! All you fascist skum are bound to lose!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:36 PM

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creon

(1,456 posts)

6. Excellent.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:42 PM

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I am glad to see it

Trump and Musk are, both, gaga.

MichMan

(14,712 posts)

7. Who invested the other $80 million?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:42 PM

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Musk and groups affiliated with him invested more than $20 million in the race.

The contest cost more than $100 million, nearly doubling the past record and putting it in line with top Senate races.

AllyCat

(17,733 posts)

10. Well, I contributed $50. I'm guessing a lot of other folks

Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:00 PM

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Did too.

But the money came from out-of-state (and some in-state) billionaires. A quick DuckDuckGo search found the answer in seconds.

Most of the help went to Schimel. Crawford raised the most money.

You good with that?

MichMan

(14,712 posts)

11. Sure, people are free to donate money to anything they like.

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:34 PM

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As a retiree, I make my meager donations to dog rescue organizations instead of political campaigns.

You good with that?

AllyCat

(17,733 posts)

17. Of course that's awesome.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:19 AM

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But why are you questioning the money here? Sure, it’s insane a state Supreme Court race costs this much. But your post implied there was money missing and FElon only spent $20m.

I’d rather all that money went to animal shelters, kids at school, hungry people, and seniors on fixed incomes because we have public financing of campaigns.

As everyone here knows, it doesn’t. But I’m not questioning the other $80M when a broligarch contributed a whole fifth on his own.

Bengus81

(8,570 posts)

28. Articles say Musk himself spent $20M. So they raised alot more than $20M

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:05 AM

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dweller

(26,249 posts)

8. I bet she will reach 1 million votes

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:43 PM

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At 948k now at 75% of vote in …
At 960k at 76% in
Oh yeh , 1,031,648 at 11pm

✌🏻

Skittles

(163,136 posts)

12. OUTSTANDING

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:07 AM

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MichMan

(14,712 posts)

42. They both did.........

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:43 PM

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Skittles

(163,136 posts)

9. VERY proud of Wisconsin

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:54 PM

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WELL DONE!

SunSeeker

(55,351 posts)

13. The cheese has spoken.

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:37 AM

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Buddyzbuddy

(650 posts)

16. Great pic!

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #13)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:15 AM

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ShazzieB

(20,076 posts)

20. OMG. that is TOO perfect!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:26 AM

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Mike 03

(18,325 posts)

23. Love it!!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:29 AM

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alterfurz

(2,596 posts)

39. caption: Hard Cheese for Sissy SpaceX

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 11:16 AM

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rpannier

(24,683 posts)

14. Brad can go back to running his bakery

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:27 AM

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If you watched Hogan's Heroes episodes you might get my obscure reference

AntiFascist

(13,185 posts)

15. democracy in action!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:30 AM

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and the showing was so strong that Musk couldn't hack the vote.

Justice matters.

(8,236 posts)

18. Good. All indicators show massive defeats for magacons in every state.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:35 AM

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And it's not really "his" money, it's the taxpayers money.

orangecrush

(23,990 posts)

19. Fuck you, Elmo!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:02 AM

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ShazzieB

(20,076 posts)

21. Take THAT, Eloon!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:29 AM

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I already posted these in another thread, but I think they belong here, too! 😄

Paladin

(29,975 posts)

22. Dear Lord. Some truly good political news.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:45 AM

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I barely know how to react to such things, after a few non-stop weeks of the trump regime. Thank you, Wisconsin.

Recharge your batteries, everybody. There's lots of work to be done...

defacto7

(14,023 posts)

24. Great news. In other news ...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:53 AM

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Musk claws back cash from the accounts of million dollar recipients.

(sarc)

Bengus81

(8,570 posts)

27. I'm guessing in that rigged up dog and pony show Musk really gave them $100K tops

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #24)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:00 AM

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But they got to be near their favorite NAZI for awhile.

travelingthrulife

(1,959 posts)

32. Doubt it. The recipients were GOP operatives.

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #27)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:10 AM

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Bengus81

(8,570 posts)

25. HELL YES!!!! Way to go Democrats!!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:58 AM

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Spend MORE money Eloon. Meanwhile Tesla is TANKING again this morning.

PedroXimenez

(650 posts)

26. also a blow to Western Civilization

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:59 AM

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according to Elon.

Bengus81

(8,570 posts)

29. When do FOX and Trump start whining about "dark money" from Democrats

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:15 AM

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Coming in 5...4...3...

After all, Pres Musk was trying to buy the election right out there in the light.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,043 posts)

40. Musk has used the George Soros excuse before.

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #29)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:09 PM

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So you know it's coming.

Bengus81

(8,570 posts)

41. What the hell are those clowns going to do when he dies? He's pretty damn old

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #40)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 12:21 PM

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I've been hearing about Soro's from those idiots for what 25 years? Of course it's nothing but diversion and laughable.

DiverDave

(5,064 posts)

30. Maybe, maybe, maybe...

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:20 AM

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We get the fence sitters to FINALLY open thier eyes.
A guy can dream.
Now, if only the Democratic party can get thier heads outta thier asses and FIGHT.

Prof. P.E. Name

(70 posts)

31. Hook, line and sinker: Muskie

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:28 AM

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We reeled him in. Welcome to Wisconsin, Bub.

The only way we Wisconsinites like our Musk is hooked at the end of a fish line, then cast iron pan fried over an open flame.

Nothin' better than our state fish, the Muskellunge, in the morning!

travelingthrulife

(1,959 posts)

33. Good work. Keep it up!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:12 AM

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Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,935 posts)

34. The circus around giving away $2 million dollars backfired big time

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:25 AM

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One of those million conveniently went to the president of WI YOung Republican Club. Gee what a coincidence!

Loon thought he was attracting voters for his candidate, but in reality it was like waving a red flag in front of angry bull who detests everything he and Trump stand for.

IronLionZion

(48,316 posts)

35. Good to know that million dollar cash prizes didn't help

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:28 AM

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I would accept a million dollar check from Elon but still vote liberal.

Linda ladeewolf

(818 posts)

36. Elons ploy was successful!

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:41 AM

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It called attention to this election, just not the way he hoped it would. 😈

generalbetrayus

(824 posts)

37. Borowitz satire, but it wouldn't surprise me if it becomes closer to the truth.

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:56 AM

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https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/furious-elon-musk-demands-refund?r=4axf9h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—After being handed a bruising defeat in the state’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday, Elon Musk angrily demanded that Wisconsin pay him back “in full” for the money he poured into the contest.

“I want $20 million wired into my account by end of business Wednesday,” the furious South African declared. “And I want it all in cash, none of that worthless crypto shit.”

“Until I am refunded, every voter I bribed is my employee,” he continued. “As such, I forbid you to work remotely and demand that you report to Tesla headquarters at once.”

In a final demand, Musk said he expected to be reimbursed $16.95 for the cost of his cheesehead.

tonekat

(2,188 posts)

38. May this be a Trend! N/T

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Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:57 AM

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