Elon Musk made an election campaign in Wisconsin and failed

How powerful is Elon Musk? Can a multimilliarist de facto buy elections with all his money? May make Republicans unbeatable for years? A regional judge election in the US state of Wisconsin with almost six million inhabitants was about these questions. Since late Tuesday evening after US East Coast period, it has been clear: the richest man in the world can also be beaten.

Musk wanted to prevent judge Susan Crawford, who is assigned to the liberal camp, to be elected to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. In the state, constitutional judges are determined by the citizens themselves. The election campaign totaled around $ 90 million, the most expensive judge race of all time. Musk invested $ 20 million out of his fortune, making Brad Schimel, a loyal supporter of Donald Trump, wins the election. The Tesla boss even traveled to the state himself and made an election campaign-in vain.

Usually the turnout in such judges elections is rather low. But the more muscle interfered in the election campaign, the more heated the mood became. He even presented Schecks over one million dollars to two voters who promised that they would vote for the conservative judge. Anyone who signed a petition against the liberal candidate should get $ 100. The Democrats accuse Musk that he had violated his money gifts. One day, courts should decide on this.

Before the election, Musk had said that this was not only important for Wisconsin, “but probably for the whole country, maybe even the whole world”. At least with regard to the United States, he is quite right. Because the strategy of the Democrats was: A vote for Crawford is a voice against Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s politics in Washington. Anyone who rejects the budget cuts of the “Department of Government Efficiency” should vote for the liberal candidate.

In the end, Crawford was around 54 percent ahead. This is not a short victory, but a house -high. For Trump, this is a disturbing message. Five months ago, he won in Wisconsin with almost 50 percent of the vote in front of Kamala Harris. He was around 30,000 votes in front of the then vice president.

But now no longer rule Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, but Donald Trump and JD Vance. The United States threatens to slip into a recession. The government has remained guilty of a concept against high food prices. The Ukraine War is still raging. Certainly, Trump has not been in office for 100 days. The president still has a certain grace period. But the dissatisfaction in the country is increasing. He actually has to redeem his campaign promise for which he was chosen, or he is punished.

The Republicans had the hope that Elon Musk will be their most important ally in the next few years. They believe that he had contributed significantly to Donald Trump’s re -election. That may be true or not-but Musk is now becoming a stimulus figure in the country and the burden on the US president.

Musk threatens to ruin his image, which is shown in Tesla’s sales figures. They massively break in, whether in Europe or the USA. The reason for this is Doge’s results. If the authority for development aid and the Federal Ministry of Education are smashed, this may be well received by the Maga base.

But that’s not all. Musk has released tens of thousands of veterans from civil service, which leads too much resentment and protests. The cuts in the National Park Service could be so massive that many national parks could only be opened to a limited extent during vacation times.

Elon Musk does not make the state more effective, he destroys it in important areas. They are areas that he considers unnecessary. In Wisconsin, a majority of voters Donald Trump and Elon Musk have given the message that it shouldn’t go on like this.

The question now is how Trump will deal with Musk in the future. Does he keep it granted? Or does it slow it down? Trump’s own political fate should depend on that.