Not satisfied with controlling the federal government, the shadow president’s political action committee is suddenly spending big on a crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

A nonprofit backed by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk is getting involved in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Elon Musk is flexing his political muscle in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race in an effort to tip the scales in favor of the conservative candidate. The tech billionaire, who has emerged as a key

sk has set his sights on another questionable goal: electing Brad Schimel to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Very important to vote Republican for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to prevent voting fraud!” Musk posted last month on X, which he owns, along with everything else.

In his first visit to Wisconsin as the new Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, rallied with a group of Wisconsin Democrats ahead of the April 1 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. "We've got to get out of the mindset that these aren't political anymore," Martin told the group.

The digital ad run by Building America's Future features a photo of Susan P. Crawford, a Harvard professor, not liberal candidate Susan M. Crawford.

Wisconsin is a "wild west in terms of campaign spending," with the last high court race shattering spending records

Schimel, as Wisconsin’s attorney general from 2015 to 2019, defended the state’s strict voter ID law in court and claimed it was a key reason why Trump won Wisconsin in 2016. He also sent Department of Justice staff to monitor the polls in heavily Democratic areas in that election, which Democrats viewed as voter intimidation.

Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech mogul’s allies look to exert his influence in the states.