Wisconsin, Florida elections get spin treatment as Dems, GOP look ahead to 2026 midterms

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46% : But the results in Florida, and especially Wisconsin, will likely give the Democrats a jolt, and validate their efforts to target Musk. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, who has taken a buzz saw to the federal government workforce as he steers Trump's recently created Department of Government Efficiency, dished out roughly $20 million in the Wisconsin race through aligned groups in support of Schimel.
42% : And the Democrat candidates ended up losing by 15 and 14 points in districts that Trump carried by 37 and 30 points in last November's presidential election.
40% : Also front and center in the technically non-partisan showdown was someone who, along with Trump, was not on the ballot: billionaire Elon Musk, the president's top donor and White House adviser, who inserted himself into the race.
40% : "The people of Wisconsin squarely rejected the influence of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and billionaire special interests," Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin claimed.
30% : Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the chamber, argued that Wisconsin voters "sent a decisive message to Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and DOGE by rejecting an extreme Republican for their Supreme Court: our Democracy is not for sale.

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