Wisconsin voters reject candidate backed by Trump and Musk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump endorsed Schimel just 11 days before the election.
53% : The first major election in the country since November was seen as a litmus test of how voters feel about Trump's first months back in office and the role played by Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has torn through federal agencies and laid off thousands of workers.
52% : " Crawford embraced the backing of Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights advocates, running ads that highlighted Schimel's opposition to the procedure.
48% : Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion rights and to oppose voter ID, stood on stage surrounded by the court's four current liberal justices and celebrated her win as a victory for democracy while also taking a dig at Musk.
46% : Schimel leaned into his support from Trump while saying he would not be beholden to the president or Musk.
43% : "Wisconsin's a big state politically, and the Supreme Court has a lot to do with elections in Wisconsin," Trump said Monday.
39% : " Voters weigh in on Musk and reasons for whom they backed At a polling place in Waunakee near Madison, 39-year-old Iraq War veteran Taylor Sullivan said he voted for Schimel for no reasons connected to Trump or Musk, but rather "because I support the police as much as Schimel does.
32% : McClellan: The legacy of a woman and her 22 babies Hochman: From hell to 'baseball heaven,' John Ulett has been voice of Busch Stadium for 40 years Top Republican says Missouri House poised to resurrect abortion ban Clayton elementary school teachers pull April Fools' Day prank on students As Trump supporters claim election fraud, St. Charles County moves to keep 2020 ballots Missouri's Josh Hawley splits with GOP to support cap on bank fees Sparse crowd sees Cardinals misplace lead in 7th, tumble in 10th for first loss, to Angels "Today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections and our Supreme Court," Crawford said in her victory speech.
29% : Jim Hazelton, a 68-year-old disabled veteran, said he had planned to abstain but voted for Crawford after Musk -- whom he called a "pushy billionaire" -- and Trump got involved.
27% : Trump, Musk and other Republicans lined up behind Schimel, a former state attorney general.
19% : " In Milwaukee, 22-year-old college student Kenneth Gifford said he feels that Trump has done damage to American institutions and that Musk is trying to buy votes.

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