If Elon Musk continues to intervene in elections in a similar fashion, Democrats may have a winning playbook to replicate.
Democrats‘ Supreme Court win in Wisconsin and the Republican margin of victory in Florida races serve as a primer for the bigger battle brewing between Republicans and Democrats as the parties gear up for the midterm year.
In Wisconsin, Elon Musk’s consistent presence in the race — the cash giveaways, campaign trail appearances and the posts to his social media — site all seem to have backfired for Republicans backing the conservative Judge Brad Schimel. Additionally, Schimel’s cozying up to President Donald Trump in a technically nonpartisan race wasn’t successful either.
Democrats and liberal judge Susan Crawford, however, were successful in making this race a referendum on the world’s richest man and rallying support on a key issue that may come before the court — reproductive rights. In turn, voters cast ballots to maintain liberal control of the state’s highest court.
