Charlie Sykes: The Stakes in Wisconsin Are Very High; This Election Will Determine Control of the Court

GEIST Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ about Wisconsin why this ░░░░░░░░ is getting so much ░░░░░░░░ and so much money ░░░░░░░░ are the stakes here ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ irony it burns because ░░░░░░░░ every piece of literature ░░░░░░░░ the conservative candidate has ░░░░░░░░ Trump s picture on ░░░░░░░░ saying We need to ░░░░░░░░ the Trump agenda We ░░░░░░░░ to provide Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ support network so so ░░░░░░░░ for independent judiciary Look ░░░░░░░░ stakes in Wisconsin of ░░░░░░░░ are very very high ░░░░░░░░ This election will determine ░░░░░░░░ of the court It ░░░░░░░░ got a 4 3 ░░░░░░░░ majority If Brad Schimel ░░░░░░░░ it will flip to ░░░░░░░░ 4 3 conservative majority ░░░░░░░░ consequences for abortion rights ░░░░░░░░ congressional redistricting public employee ░░░░░░░░ But the reason we ░░░░░░░░ talking about this is ░░░░░░░░ it s been nationalized ░░░░░░░░ s a proxy race ░░░░░░░░ between Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ And you know quite ░░░░░░░░ it has become a ░░░░░░░░ on Elon Musk and ░░░░░░░░ money and it s ░░░░░░░░ a referendum on the ░░░░░░░░ 60 70 days of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration You know ░░░░░░░░ re not California We ░░░░░░░░ not Florida we re ░░░░░░░░ New York 100 million ░░░░░░░░ a state like Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary It would be ░░░░░░░░ for a Senate seat ░░░░░░░░ less a judicial seat ░░░░░░░░ I think that what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing here is ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is flexing ░░░░░░░░ muscles He wants to ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ Party that he is ░░░░░░░░ biggest stick in the ░░░░░░░░ that he is the ░░░░░░░░ one enforcer that he ░░░░░░░░ that he is the ░░░░░░░░ one influencer And so ░░░░░░░░ s got a lot ░░░░░░░░ on this which is ░░░░░░░░ he s put so ░░░░░░░░ money into this race ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Wearing the cheesehead ░░░░░░░░ on stage at a ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI That s serious ░░░░░░░░ So we know this ░░░░░░░░ race a few months ░░░░░░░░ was razor thin in ░░░░░░░░ state of Wisconsin So ░░░░░░░░ are the sort of ░░░░░░░░ odds here How are ░░░░░░░░ predicting this might go ░░░░░░░░ SYKES Oh look nobody ░░░░░░░░ I mean everything in ░░░░░░░░ is always on a ░░░░░░░░ s edge Almost every ░░░░░░░░ race has been decided ░░░░░░░░ 20 000 votes And ░░░░░░░░ Musk folks and the ░░░░░░░░ are testing their theory ░░░░░░░░ they can turn out ░░░░░░░░ propensity Trump voters the ░░░░░░░░ of voters who would ░░░░░░░░ sit home during a ░░░░░░░░ turnout judicial race And ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ them to come out ░░░░░░░░ they did in November ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are testing the ░░░░░░░░ that they can make ░░░░░░░░ a referendum on Elon ░░░░░░░░ and Elon Musk s ░░░░░░░░ to buy a seat ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin So you know ░░░░░░░░ have these dueling theories ░░░░░░░░ And because they ve ░░░░░░░░ been tested out before ░░░░░░░░ in an election like ░░░░░░░░ nobody really knows The ░░░░░░░░ have been closed Elon ░░░░░░░░ is not particularly popular ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin Poll taken earlier ░░░░░░░░ month showed him you ░░░░░░░░ underwater with a 41 ░░░░░░░░ rating 53 disapprove But ░░░░░░░░ was before a lot ░░░░░░░░ things have happened right ░░░░░░░░ mean that was before ░░░░░░░░ had the stories about ░░░░░░░░ Security and Medicare That ░░░░░░░░ before SignalGate So this ░░░░░░░░ race again big you ░░░░░░░░ has big consequences for ░░░░░░░░ home state But I ░░░░░░░░ it s really going ░░░░░░░░ shape the national narrative ░░░░░░░░ the popularity of the ░░░░░░░░ agenda It will play ░░░░░░░░ either play into Republican ░░░░░░░░ about the economy and ░░░░░░░░ congressional races or it ░░░░░░░░ be the moment in ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk says You ░░░░░░░░ I am the master ░░░░░░░░ the universe You can ░░░░░░░░ me anywhere in America ░░░░░░░░ my big stick and ░░░░░░░░ 26 million and I ░░░░░░░░ determine the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ in swing states So ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ think the significance will ░░░░░░░░ the way in which ░░░░░░░░ will shape the national ░░░░░░░░ over the next few ░░░░░░░░