Elon Musk's financial backing of conservative candidate Brad Schimel with $20 million didn’t translate into success, as Wisconsin voters elected progressive Susan Crawford, maintaining a liberal majority in the state Supreme Court. Critics, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, condemned Musk's attempt to use his wealth to influence the race, describing it as a 'spectacular failure'. Jeffries characterized Musk as an 'unelected, unpopular, unhinged and unAmerican billionaire puppet-master', reflecting widespread criticism of wealthy individuals attempting to sway political outcomes.
"He tried to spend his unlimited resources to buy a state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on MSNBC on Tuesday night. "And it failed spectacularly."
Musk over the weekend claimed the outcome of the race "will be important for the future of civilization." He even gave out two $1 million checks to voters in a publicity stunt for Schimel.
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