Liberal Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race
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The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary po...
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The AP only declares a winner once it can determine that a trailing candidate can’t close the gap and overtake the vote leader.
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Musk and groups affiliated with him spent more than $19 million in the state, including funding field operations and television advertisements.
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Susan Crawford's convincing victory — and Elon Musk's role in the race — provided plenty of fodder for TV's late-night comedians Wednesday night.
The billionaire supporter of President Donald Trump and his affiliated groups spent more than $21 million supporting the conservative in the race in hopes of breaking liberals' 4-3 majority on the court.
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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.
Tuesday's outcome will decide if the Badger State's highest court leans left or right, with multiple hot button issues up for debate.
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Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court f
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Raw Story on MSN'Honestly shocked': Wisconsin Republicans reel as voters reject Elon MuskRepublicans in Wisconsin are telling Politico that they have been surprised to learn that billionaire Elon Musk is not an asset among voters in their state. Musk over the last several months spent tens of millions of dollars to boost the candidacy of Wisconsin Supreme Court nominee Brad Schimel,