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Democrats in Wisconsin are trying to use a state judicial race as a referendum on Elon Musk.
In the final 10 days of the high-profile state Supreme Court campaign, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is blanketing the TV airwaves with two new ads that put Musk front-and-center. The ads, shared first with POLITICO and part of a seven-figure investment in Musk-related ads and events, link the billionaire and his Department of Government Efficiency to Brad Schmiel, the state’s former GOP attorney general who’s now running for the seat.
It’s the first big test of an emerging attack line for Democrats in a swing state, and it’s playing out in the most expensive state Supreme Court race in U.S. history, with the potential to swing the liberal-leaning court back to conservative.