America PAC funded by Musks driving for the Supreme Wisconsin Court

Green Bay, Wisconsin (AP) – Elon Musk And his political agents tried to shape the Close to the race of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin In a way that is not immediately obvious but could be essential for Tuesday’s results.

Musk Pac America has sent paid requests to Wisconsin since early February, in front of the Conservative Brad Schimel advanced in a non -partisan primary Facing the liberal Susan Crawford for an open seat on the highest courtyard of the State, where liberal judges hold a majority of 4-3 and retirement this year of liberal justice puts majority control of the court at stake.

During the eight weeks that followed, soldiers should have reached hundreds of thousands of potential Schimel voters, based on more than $ 4.3 million alone that spending records a week before the elections show that the America Pac had flocked into this high intensity of the campaign labor.

“While I travel in the state, I have heard many people who say they have strikes in America PAC at their doors,” said Brian Slchage, Republican President of the State. “And it’s not just in large areas.”

Although the group was aggressive in the county of Waukesha, heavy of the GOP, in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Schimming and others report that PAC fabrics appeared in the county of Racine, a zone with blue collar south of Milwaukee and areas like the County of Sauk northwest of Madison.

“They were on that more than anyone,” said Slighting.

Musk played the stakes An America PAC event Sunday evening in Green Bay, saying that Schimel was in danger of losing and asking for a movement to “drag the state”.

“Everyone will mobilize everywhere like crazy for the next 48 hours,” he said. “And I think it will be important for the future of civilization. It is so important. You don’t hear me to say very often. This is a big problem.”

He encouraged participants to register on the America PAC website to be a “block captain”, for which they could win $ 20 to knock on the doors of their neighborhood and download a photo as proof.

“It’s … the boost and holds a photo of the Schimel judge. And that’s it, and you get $ 20,” he said.

Although America PAC has refused to discuss the details of its work, the group’s commitment confirms the unique role of Musk in republican policy Someone working in close collaboration with President Donald Trump And ready to spend tens of millions of dollars to stimulate Trump and his allies.

During the 2024 presidential election, Musk, the richest person in the world, committed more than $ 200 million America of PAC’s work on behalf of Trump in the seven most competitive states, including Wisconsin, where Trump won less than 30,000 votes, less than a percentage point.

The Supreme Wisconsin court intervenes while the court should reign over abortion,, Congress redistribution,, union power And the voting rules that could affect the middle of 2026 and the 2028 presidential election. Musk and America Pac are trying to raise Schimel, who publicly focus on Trump and Musk.

The representatives of the America PAC worked on Friday the crowd during a gathering of Schimel in Beaver Dam, northeast of Madison. They were looking for petition signatures to oppose “militant judges”. The political action committee promised $ 100 for each Wisconsin voter who signed the petition and $ 100 for each signatory they have referred.

Musk has become a democratic target and the party’s messaging center against Schimel. Crawford, who is supported by liberal billionaires, including George Soros and the Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, referred to his opponent in their debate as “Elon Schimel”.

Many standing nearby have protested protest with Musk.

“Musk hates judges who do their job!” Said a man’s cardboard panel, held his head. The man next to him held one who simply said: “No Doge”, referring to the Ministry of Government’s efficiency, the effort to reduce the costs of Trump’s government, which Musk directs.

Musk drew attention with the Sunday rally to Green Bay and his $ 1 million gifts to people who sign the heartbreaking judicial activism of the petition. Groups related to Musk spent more than $ 17 million to support Schimel in what has become the most expensive judicial race in American history.

An important part of this money comes into tedious but essential work of electoral participation.

For the past week before the elections, the America PAC had spent $ 4.3 million on solicitation only, according to figures compiled by the Wisconsin democracy campaign, a non -profit non -partisan organization which advocates the transparency of campaign expenditure.

Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by the billionaire anti -fiscal brothers Charles and David Koch, also spreads in the race of the Supreme Court and was also active in Wisconsin during the 2024 campaign. But the group was also a distant second in the race of the Supreme Court, having spent only about a sixth in America – $ 712,000 – Democracy of Wisconsin.

While the millions America PAC spent on conversion is far beyond what the other groups committed, America Pac had also spent at least $ 4 million last week by mail, printing, online advertising, telephone banking, text messaging and other organizational costs, also well in advance on other groups.

The group overcome this month in the County of Sauk, where the presidential candidate who took the state won five consecutive elections.

Last year, Trump won the Sauk – separated between democratic areas closer to Madison and a more conservative northwest – by 626 votes after Democrat Joe Biden won the county by 615 votes in 2020.

America Pac Toivasseurs was in the county of Sauk to knock on the doors last fall, trying to join the voters who had voted republican in the past but who had not been active in a reliable manner.

“America Pac is in our wooden neck,” said Jerry Helmer, Republican President of the county. “They hit the doors of Wisconsin Dells this month. America Pac has done a very good job in our region. They kill him in the county of Sauk. “