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.

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