Coverage of the Wisconsin race on Daily Kos:
This week, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election beat the record—a record set just two years ago in Wisconsin. It is now the most expensive judicial election in American history.
On one side is Brad Schimel—now known as “Elon Schimel” because of Elon Musk’s eight-figure investment in putting him on the court. He’s the most extreme, pro-Trump MAGA candidate we’ve ever seen. He even dressed as Donald Trump in a garbage truck drive costume for Halloween.
On the other side is Judge Susan Crawford, the kind of common-sense judge any defendant would want behind the bench.
On Wednesday night, Schimel and Crawford faced off for the state Supreme Court’s one debate. Check out some of the highlights (or can watch the full debate here).
Schimel repeatedly defended the state’s 1849 abortion ban as “valid.”
Asked whether the case in which the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election was correctly decided, Schimel answered, “I don’t know.”
Asked if he embraces Musk’s endorsement, Schimel hemmed and hawed.
“It is expensive and it’s difficult to get your message out,” he said—a veiled thank-you to the richest man in the world, who happens to be shredding the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration, and our Constitution, all while his own court case affecting his bottom line moves through the Wisconsin court system.
