Elon Musk looked to downplay Tuesday's major election defeat in Wisconsin -- leaving many to question Musk's influence and whether he could be a political liability.
Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.
Billionaire Elon Musk dumped a staggering $25 million into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, backing conservative candidate Brad Schimel over the liberal Susan Crawford in a race that could have reshaped the court’s ideological balance.
A liberal judge won big in Wisconsin's April 1 Supreme Court election while the GOP held two Florida House seats. Both parties are spinning the results ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.
Elon Musk wore a 'cheesehead' while trying to buy votes in Green Bay, Wisconsin. But Green Bay voters decided they had enough of moldy Musk and sent him packing after electing his opponent in a landslide to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The president's billionaire aide now says he "expected to Iose" after spending $20 million on a conservative Supreme Court candidate.
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