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Progressive judge wins Wisconsin election despite Musk's multimillion-dollar investment

Progressive Judge Susan Crawford has won the election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite Elon Musk's multimillion-dollar investment to favor her rival, conservative Judge Brad Schimel. Musk, who has arrived to deliver million-dollar checks to voters, has been at the heart of Crawford's campaign message: "The people against Musk." Tuesday's elections were key to deciding the court's majority's leanings and had also become a referendum on Trump, in the first election of his second term. The defeat in Wisconsin is even more painful for the president to swallow when on the same day in Florida, the Republicans managed to retain their slim majority in Congress by a much slimmer margin than expected.

Progressive Judge Susan Crawford has won the election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite Elon Musk's multimillion-dollar investment to favor her rival, conservative Judge Brad Schimel. Musk, who has arrived , has been at the heart of Crawford's campaign message: "The people against Musk." Tuesday's elections were key to deciding the court's majority's leanings and had also become a referendum on Trump, in the first election of his second term.

The defeat in Wisconsin is even more painful for the president to swallow when on the same day in Florida, the Republicans managed to retain their slim majority in Congress by a much slimmer margin than expected..