Elon Musk Steps in It in Wisconsin - emptywheel
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Susan Crawford won her race against Brad Schimel by a notable margin, largely by associating Schimel with Elon Musk's financial input. Despite initial attempts to sway the election, Musk's involvement may backfire, undermining his efforts to influence political outcomes. Meanwhile, a video featuring $1 million giveaway winner Ekaterina Deistler raised eyebrows as she initially attributed her prize to voting, indicating possible soft bribes, before another video was released without that mention. Additionally, Musk's advance claims regarding law enforcement actions against Schimel have drawn criticism from officials.
Susan Crawford beat Brad Schimel by ten points last night in significant part by yoking Schimel to Elon Musk, who dumped millions into the race.
After WI didn't (yet) pursue legal action after Elon offered the same kind of soft bribes he used in last year's election, the winner of his $1 million check posted a video effectively confirming that her vote was one of the things she did for the money.
Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to alleged Social Security fraud during an appearance on a live stream Monday night.
Musk's super PAC, America PAC, pulled a video from X featuring $1 million giveaway winner Ekaterina Deistler in which she said she received the money, in part, to "vote."
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