Wisconsin, Supreme Court and Elon Musk
Digest more
Crawford's victory cements liberal control of the court until at least 2028 and marks a defeat for President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
Judge Susan Crawford, backed by the state Democratic party, defeated Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by the state Republican party, to help liberals retain a 4-to-3 majority in the state’s ...
3h
Wisconsin Watch on MSNDataWatch: Record spending. Record turnout. We crunched some numbers from Tuesday’s Supreme Court contestVoting shifted toward the Democratic-backed candidate in all 72 counties compared to the 2024 presidential election.
By contrast, Republicans and conservatives have only reached 50% of the Wisconsin vote twice since 2018 in 12 elections for president, Senate, governor and state Supreme Court. Conservative court winner Brian Hagedorn got 50.2% in 2019 and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson got 50.4% in 2022.
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that a liberal candidate winning Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a referendum on President Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk.
Explore more
3don MSNOpinion
The results of a state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin should be a wake-up call for Republicans about the unpopularity of Elon Musk.
Susan Crawford won a seat on the state Supreme Court with a decisive victory. But that may not translate to legislative wins in 2026.