Lawrence O’Donnell: Wisconsin Elections Is a ‘Huge Defeat for Elon Musk’ Who Went ‘Full Cheese Head’

MADDOW That does it ░░░░░░░░ me I ll see ░░░░░░░░ again tomorrow Now it ░░░░░░░░ time for The Last ░░░░░░░░ with Lawrence O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ is back tonight and ░░░░░░░░ in time Lawrence we ░░░░░░░░ you so much O ░░░░░░░░ Well Rachel it is ░░░░░░░░ great to be back ░░░░░░░░ this result in Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ a huge huge defeat ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk who as ░░░░░░░░ saw personally went there ░░░░░░░░ full cheesehead thinking what ░░░░░░░░ s how to appeal ░░░░░░░░ people in Wisconsin And ░░░░░░░░ out those million dollar ░░░░░░░░ literally trying to buy ░░░░░░░░ election physically doing the ░░░░░░░░ on TV So this ░░░░░░░░ this is just a ░░░░░░░░ setback for Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ therefore for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ When I first saw ░░░░░░░░ news at the end ░░░░░░░░ last week that Musk ░░░░░░░░ going to not just ░░░░░░░░ his money into this ░░░░░░░░ but that he was ░░░░░░░░ to physically go to ░░░░░░░░ do a campaign event ░░░░░░░░ this stunt where he ░░░░░░░░ voters and do this ░░░░░░░░ thing again I thought ░░░░░░░░ know that is great ░░░░░░░░ for the Democrats because ░░░░░░░░ is there are a ░░░░░░░░ people in American public ░░░░░░░░ who are as underwater ░░░░░░░░ terms of the way ░░░░░░░░ American public views them ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk is But ░░░░░░░░ know seeing the way ░░░░░░░░ Mr Musk behaved in ░░░░░░░░ seeing the way that ░░░░░░░░ MAGA media portrayed this ░░░░░░░░ something that was actually ░░░░░░░░ to help that candidate ░░░░░░░░ I started to wonder ░░░░░░░░ you know maybe I ░░░░░░░░ t maybe I m ░░░░░░░░ at the wrong polls ░░░░░░░░ they re seeing something ░░░░░░░░ that I m not ░░░░░░░░ maybe Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ to help this guy ░░░░░░░░ this is to have ░░░░░░░░ margin within less than ░░░░░░░░ hour of to have ░░░░░░░░ call within less than ░░░░░░░░ hour of polls closing ░░░░░░░░ the kind of margin ░░░░░░░░ looks like it s ░░░░░░░░ to end up there ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin this is just ░░░░░░░░ this is just a ░░░░░░░░ in the proverbial teeth ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ Mr Musk O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ had certainly been told ░░░░░░░░ to expect a call ░░░░░░░░ 11 P M and ░░░░░░░░ write as much TV ░░░░░░░░ as you want because ░░░░░░░░ know you re not ░░░░░░░░ to have the breaking ░░░░░░░░ moment And it turns ░░░░░░░░ I didn t You ░░░░░░░░ And that s important ░░░░░░░░ how quickly this was ░░░░░░░░ which is to say ░░░░░░░░ decisive this win has ░░░░░░░░ be at this point ░░░░░░░░ Yes That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ And this is going ░░░░░░░░ I mean they just ░░░░░░░░ Elise Stefanik s nomination ░░░░░░░░ be U N Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ they were worried about ░░░░░░░░ ability to hold on ░░░░░░░░ her seat which she ░░░░░░░░ won by 24 points ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ in a position right ░░░░░░░░ where they have to ░░░░░░░░ about seats that have ░░░░░░░░ point Republican margins They ░░░░░░░░ to worry about losing ░░░░░░░░ like this in a ░░░░░░░░ race in a state ░░░░░░░░ just won by what ░░░░░░░░ to be a decisive ░░░░░░░░ where you get the ░░░░░░░░ within the hour I ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ in lots of different ░░░░░░░░ but this is the ░░░░░░░░ time they ve really ░░░░░░░░ the chance to speak ░░░░░░░░ the ballot box and ░░░░░░░░ is with an exclamation ░░░░░░░░