Why Elon Musk Is Spending a Fortune on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : As Musk reshapes the federal government with significant job and spending cuts through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, his political groups have already dropped over $12 million into supporting Schimel.
51% : Schimel, a former state attorney general, has a long record of supporting Trump; at a rally Saturday, he posed with a 50-foot inflatable Trump with a "vote Brad Schimel" sign affixed to its chest.
44% : Abortion in the state is currently legal following a 2023 ruling from a Dane County judge.
35% : Like President Trump, he believes the people should make the laws - not judges helping out their political allies from the bench," she said.
35% : "What they are lacking is a feeling of agency in this moment on what they can do to really, truly put a check on Trump," she added.
33% : " Democrats are aiming to make the election a referendum on Trump and Musk.
31% : " Wisconsin's politics While Trump narrowly carried Wisconsin by less than a percentage point in 2024, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin won reelection to a six-year term, and Democrats broke Republicans' supermajority in the state legislature.
28% : "If President Trump or anyone defies Wisconsin law, and I end up with a case in front of me, I'll hold them accountable as I would anybody in my courtroom.

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