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Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

How an election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become a referendum on Elon Musk—and the most expensive state supreme court race ever. Guest: John Nichols, associate editor at The Capital Times in Wisconsin, contributor on electoral politics and public policy for The Nation, and author of multiple books on media and politics. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your  other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Ethan Oberman, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this show, you hear me talk a lot about money in politics.

1:08.8

But if we're being honest, there's money in politics, and then there's money

1:13.2

in Wisconsin politics. Just ask John Nichols. John, tell me, how much money is being spent on Wisconsin's Supreme Court race right now?

1:30.3

It looks like it will end up being around $100 million.

1:36.3

Now, it could be a little above, little below, but around $100 million.

1:39.3

I don't want to be naive, but that seems like a lot to me.

1:49.6

That's the most ever in the history of a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin and in the history of a state Supreme Court race in the United States.

1:54.5

By far.

1:59.0

John's a reporter, knows Wisconsin inside and out.

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