🚨🚨 "Sometimes the good folks win": liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - ThreadSky

profjacob.bsky.social • 5 days ago

🚨🚨 "Sometimes the good folks win": liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history. 🧵
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-result-race?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu

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glennbryan.bsky.social•5 days ago

When will the storming of the WI Capitol commence?

simonpease.bsky.social•5 days ago

Long thread for a significant win. Thank you, Jacob.

eleesexton.bsky.social•5 days ago

What a wonderful statement. If only all those using the phrase “they felt forgotten “ as the reason the ppl
voted for trash trump. Be honest and stop kissing their butts so they’ll get their vote next time! The descent ppl voted for a common sense candidate. Nothing more, nothing less.

wokeratirock.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes!!!

picci0909.bsky.social•5 days ago

We the People; say 🖕🖕🖕

shortbreadfairy.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is good news. I don't think anyone thought that the 2 seats in Florida would be won by the Dems, but still.. positive results l believe with an increased share. But how bad has it become in the US that Maga supporters had to be told the stone cold facts before they stopped booing.

mutleyboy.bsky.social•5 days ago

Haven't seen it personally, but it sounds like a step forward that they stopped booing when they heard the facts?

shortbreadfairy.bsky.social•5 days ago

Aye. It was a nice surprise, but l think Susan Crawford's opponent had to lay it on to them that there was no way back. I wonder what the plan was if it was close, though? Fun and games, l bet.

andersenf.bsky.social•5 days ago

No doubt Rumps team will call the election rigged

jorntychsen.bsky.social•5 days ago

But the win were not that big. Also two elections in Florida was won by MAGA.
In Europe and elsewhere one has the realise that MAGA policies have substantial support in the US even in a situation where some of its consequences are known.

peachez3001.bsky.social•5 days ago

Florida you say... well what a surprise, not 🤪🤷🏼‍♀️

jorntychsen.bsky.social•5 days ago

No, but still. We now have even better evidence that its about conviction not about information. People like MAGA, even now when consequences come to light.

cgrose.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Florida result showed that information filtered through the Fox/ Facebook bubblewrap that encompasses the region. Conventional senior Dems were/are angry about the money spent there, but the margins are significant and demonstrate cracks.

jorntychsen.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes, I do realise the gains made and they are important. However, based on the events since jan 20th it should have been a landslide. We can no longer say: Oh, they just miss prober information. Its a matter of chancing convictions which is harder than just informing.

djt1million.bsky.social•5 days ago

....and Florida is a very right wing state even without Musks money, Fox News & large numbers of MAGA supporters living there. The Democrats were unlikely to win but they did provide a much stronger challenge to the Republicans than expected.

callymeg.bsky.social•5 days ago

But the Florida majorities went down from over 30% to 14-15% and a district with a big air base voted Democrat for the first time.

jorntychsen.bsky.social•5 days ago

All positive, but still a long way to travel since it should have been a landslade change in the light of events since jan 20th.

callymeg.bsky.social•5 days ago

Voters, especially the MAGA cult voters, aren't going to flip that quickly, especially in places like Florida. Give the misery time to filter through. (What a depressing sentence to write!)

jorntychsen.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes maybe I am just too impatient.

alanjstedman.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good for US democracy and should be good for the world. It sends a signal

Of course it won't stop Musk et al doubling down and finding some other trickery in the future

These people are megalomaniacs

hyperionpsn.bsky.social•5 days ago

US democracy seems to be all about who raises there most dollars. The vast amounts swilling about have corrupted the system.

Judges having to go the very partisan political route is just bad for everything imho.

alanjstedman.bsky.social•5 days ago

Tbf it's always been a case of how many $ you can raise and use to further your cause. The ad men have a field day every election everywhere in the USA. It's almost like elections are run for them to make money!

hyperionpsn.bsky.social•5 days ago

alanjstedman.bsky.social•5 days ago

🤭🤣

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

Crawford, defeated Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general and conservative judge from Waukesha county, after Musk and groups associated with the tech billionaire spent millions to boost his candidacy in what became the most expensive judicial contest in American history. /2

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

“Today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy,” Crawford said in a speech at her victory night event in Madison. “Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale.” /3

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

With more than 84% of the vote tallied, Crawford led Schimel by nearly 10 percentage points. In remarks on Tuesday night, Schimel said he & his team “didn’t leave anything on the field” & announced that he had conceded the race in a call to his opponent before taking the stage. When his supporters

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

began to boo, Schimel stopped them: “No, you gotta accept the results,” he said, adding: “The numbers aren’t gonna turn around. They’re too bad, and we’re not gonna pull this off.” Musk said hours after the result that “The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary”

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

& that the most important thing was that a vote on the addition of voter ID requirements passed. The result means that liberals will keep a 4-3 ideological majority on the state SC which is hugely significant because the court will hear major cases on abortion & collective bargaining rights. /5

profjacob.bsky.social•5 days ago

The court could also potentially consider cases that could cause the state to redraw its eight congressional districts, which are currently drawn to advantage Republicans. Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city, reported “historic turnout” for a spring election, with election officials saying in a

julialt.bsky.social•4 days ago

“Musk said hours after the result that “The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary””
He projects, he projects

truebleu.bsky.social•5 days ago

Cry baby Musk. At least Schimel conceded gracefully.

pewtertankard.bsky.social•5 days ago

Graciously accepting an election result where you lost, like a reasonable person respecting the rule of law? Sorry, Brad, but I don’t think Donald will be sending you a Christmas card this year.

passionpants.bsky.social•5 days ago

Any minute now MAGA will start making claims of election fraud. They are bad losers.

helenstyle.bsky.social•5 days ago

I shouldn’t say this, but that salute reminds me of something……

lila7.bsky.social•4 days ago

🤣

petermiles.bsky.social•5 days ago

Excellent news. (And we needed some!)

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