00:00The battleground state of Wisconsin has now spoken.
00:13In a high-stakes election with national implications, Judge Susan Crawford had secured a decisive
00:20victory, keeping the state Supreme Court's liberal majority intact.
00:26This win deals a major blow to President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, both of whom
00:33heavily backed her conservative opponent, Brad Schimel.
01:03The race wasn't just another judicial election.
01:28It was an all-out political showdown.
01:31With more than $90 million spent, it became the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
01:39And with Trump's influence looming over Wisconsin, many saw it as an early referendum on his
01:46presidency.
01:47Crawford, a county judge, secured a nine-point lead over Schimel, a former Republican state
01:54attorney general.
01:55After Schimel conceded defeat, Crawford celebrated with her supporters in Madison.
02:11Trump remained silent on the Supreme Court race, instead shifting focus to a Wisconsin
02:17ballot measure that tightens voter ID laws.
02:22Meanwhile, Musk, who personally invested millions into Schimel's campaign, was deeply
02:29involved, even offering cash rewards to voters who recruited others or promoted Schimel online.
02:38Wisconsin's Supreme Court is set to rule on voting rights, election laws, and abortion
02:44access ahead of the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential race.
02:52And with Trump's razor-thin victory in Wisconsin last year, every decision made by this court
02:58could be pivotal.
03:00Musk, who is leading Trump's cost-cutting initiative through the Department of Government
03:05Efficiency, saw this election as a battle for the future of Western civilization.
03:12In the end, Wisconsin voters made their choice.
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