CNN’s Saenz: Wisc. Democrats See Win as ‘Referendum’ to Elon Musk

TAPPER Indeed John because ░░░░░░░░ now have a major ░░░░░░░░ to make CNN projects ░░░░░░░░ the liberal judge from ░░░░░░░░ County Judge Susan Crawford ░░░░░░░░ win the Wisconsin Supreme ░░░░░░░░ race keeping control of ░░░░░░░░ court in the hands ░░░░░░░░ liberal judges and defeating ░░░░░░░░ judge Brad Schimel who ░░░░░░░░ the backing of President ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ s win gives her ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ significant victory after they ░░░░░░░░ to turn this contest ░░░░░░░░ a referendum on both ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ had deep involvement in ░░░░░░░░ race Democrats obviously trying ░░░░░░░░ harness voter anger about ░░░░░░░░ s role in slashing ░░░░░░░░ federal government and about ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration in general ░░░░░░░░ us go to Arlette ░░░░░░░░ who is in I ░░░░░░░░ tell she s in ░░░░░░░░ at Crawford headquarters Arlette ░░░░░░░░ a lot of cheers ░░░░░░░░ at CNN s projection ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that as soon as ░░░░░░░░ projected this on air ░░░░░░░░ crowd here at the ░░░░░░░░ campaign headquarters in Madison ░░░░░░░░ erupted out into cheers ░░░░░░░░ have been waiting for ░░░░░░░░ results to come in ░░░░░░░░ night and are finally ░░░░░░░░ that good news that ░░░░░░░░ volunteers and campaign workers ░░░░░░░░ worked for in this ░░░░░░░░ Of course this will ░░░░░░░░ as CNN is projecting ░░░░░░░░ race that Susan Crawford ░░░░░░░░ liberal candidate will defeat ░░░░░░░░ conservative candidate this is ░░░░░░░░ ensuring that the liberal ░░░░░░░░ on the state Supreme ░░░░░░░░ will stay in control ░░░░░░░░ comes at a time ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ hot button issues that ░░░░░░░░ come before the court ░░░░░░░░ like abortion rights and ░░░░░░░░ maps as well But ░░░░░░░░ also comes as Crawford ░░░░░░░░ her Democratic allies have ░░░░░░░░ sought to turn this ░░░░░░░░ into a referendum of ░░░░░░░░ Musk I can tell ░░░░░░░░ crisscrossing the state over ░░░░░░░░ past week that is ░░░░░░░░ that we repeatedly heard ░░░░░░░░ Crawford at each of ░░░░░░░░ campaign events saying that ░░░░░░░░ involvement in the race ░░░░░░░░ be concerning for voters ░░░░░░░░ it seems that at ░░░░░░░░ in these results that ░░░░░░░░ starting to come in ░░░░░░░░ that some voters have ░░░░░░░░ into that argument So ░░░░░░░░ do anticipate that Susan ░░░░░░░░ will be speaking at ░░░░░░░░ point here tonight I ░░░░░░░░ actually told that all ░░░░░░░░ liberal justices who are ░░░░░░░░ on the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ expected to appear with ░░░░░░░░ at some point so ░░░░░░░░ will see what she ░░░░░░░░ kind of message she ░░░░░░░░ for Wisconsin voters but ░░░░░░░░ potentially for the nation ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are eking out ░░░░░░░░ big win here in ░░░░░░░░ battleground state of Wisconsin.”