What to Watch in Today’s Big Elections in Wisconsin and Florida
Voters in a crucial court race and two House special elections will provide hints of how the country views President Trump and Elon Musk, months after they took power.
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Voters in a crucial court race and two House special elections will provide hints of how the country views President Trump and Elon Musk, months after they took power.
Down-ballot races in Florida and Wisconsin are seen as a referendum on the White House, while the president’s to-be-announced reciprocal tariff plan is increasingly worrying investors and consumers.
Voters will soon provide an answer in Wisconsin, where the billionaire has made himself the main character in a consequential court race that is set to shatter spending records.
Both Republicans and Democrats think Elon Musk will help them win a key race the Wisconsin Supreme Court next week.
Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.
The billionaire is reprising another of the moves he did to help elect Donald J. Trump in November.
A legal battle over Tesla sales in Wisconsin is the quiet backdrop to a big State Supreme Court race.
As the billionaire and his allied groups pour more than $20 million into a race for the state’s top court, his car company is suing Wisconsin over a law restricting vehicle sales.
With Elon Musk backing her conservative opponent, a Wisconsin judge seeking a seat on the state’s top court has amassed what is believed to be a record war chest for a judicial campaign.
The billionaire, now a White House official and no longer a private citizen, is spending millions of dollars to elect a conservative judge, and making himself a main character in the race.