Tech billionaire and consultant of US President Donald Trump Elon Musk reduced the electoral loss of the conservative judge Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin race of the Supreme Court, although he invested millions in the competition.
“I expected to lose, but it was worth the loss of a piece for position profit,” Musk said in a post for X, after the decisive victory of the liberal judge Susan Crawford.
Liberal victory and its consequences
Crawford’s victory maintains a 4-3 majority of the court and sets a blow to the conservative effort to transform Wisconsin’s legal environment.
Schimel’s defeat in Wisconsin – a state that Trump won in November – sent waves. In the state known for its election edges, the Žilci was considered Crawford’s commanding victory as the rebuke of the influence of Trump and Musk in the race.
Muska’s involvement and controversy
Musk poured an estimated $ 20 million into the Schimel campaign, making Wisconsin the Supreme Court the most expensive court competition in American history.
The loss comes after the billionaire personally organized a assembly in Wisconsin and put on the signature cheese hat while distributed $ 1 million to participants.
Ties to Trump and the White House
As a key figure in the administration of President Donald Trump, Muska exceeds beyond the financing of campaigns. He made an effort to reduce the size of the federal government and supported the conservative judicial appointment.
Wisconsin voting initiative on voter ID
Despite Schimel’s loss, Musk celebrated the passage of Wisconsin’s initiative, which enshrines the existing voter law into the state constitution.
“That was the most important thing,” Musk wrote on X, suggesting that the approval of the measure was a silver lining in otherwise disappointment for conservatives.
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