Molly Ball

That's right. The other really significant point to make about this Wisconsin judicial election is that both sides really turned it into a referendum, not only on Trump, but on Elon Musk. Elon Musk spent about $25 million trying to get the conservative justice elected. The Democrats made him the centerpiece of their messaging campaign.

That's right. The other really significant point to make about this Wisconsin judicial election is that both sides really turned it into a referendum, not only on Trump, but on Elon Musk. Elon Musk spent about $25 million trying to get the conservative justice elected. The Democrats made him the centerpiece of their messaging campaign.

in all of the ads that they were running, in all of the things that the justice in question was talking about. They were talking about Musk trying to buy the election. They were pointing at the things that Elon is doing with Doge in Washington, really tapping into voter anger specifically at Musk.

in all of the ads that they were running, in all of the things that the justice in question was talking about. They were talking about Musk trying to buy the election. They were pointing at the things that Elon is doing with Doge in Washington, really tapping into voter anger specifically at Musk.

in all of the ads that they were running, in all of the things that the justice in question was talking about. They were talking about Musk trying to buy the election. They were pointing at the things that Elon is doing with Doge in Washington, really tapping into voter anger specifically at Musk.

And of course, Musk helped them by hyping his role in all of this, by going to Wisconsin on the eve of the election and putting on a cheese head and jumping around on stage and giving a big speech about the things that he believes in. And while Democrats were believed to have a slight edge, they overperformed. The liberal candidate won by a 10-point margin.

And of course, Musk helped them by hyping his role in all of this, by going to Wisconsin on the eve of the election and putting on a cheese head and jumping around on stage and giving a big speech about the things that he believes in. And while Democrats were believed to have a slight edge, they overperformed. The liberal candidate won by a 10-point margin.

And of course, Musk helped them by hyping his role in all of this, by going to Wisconsin on the eve of the election and putting on a cheese head and jumping around on stage and giving a big speech about the things that he believes in. And while Democrats were believed to have a slight edge, they overperformed. The liberal candidate won by a 10-point margin.

And that really shows you that as much as we knew that there was a backlash to Trump and Musk brewing out there in America, as much as we knew that Democrats were energized and more likely to turn out... They exceeded expectations in this case, and that, I think, does tell you that there is some political juice behind the Democrats right now.

And that really shows you that as much as we knew that there was a backlash to Trump and Musk brewing out there in America, as much as we knew that Democrats were energized and more likely to turn out... They exceeded expectations in this case, and that, I think, does tell you that there is some political juice behind the Democrats right now.

And that really shows you that as much as we knew that there was a backlash to Trump and Musk brewing out there in America, as much as we knew that Democrats were energized and more likely to turn out... They exceeded expectations in this case, and that, I think, does tell you that there is some political juice behind the Democrats right now.

It seems like there's a sort of odd dichotomy here where on the one hand, the sort of very straightforward, what you would think would be the sort of low hanging fruit of deportations, right? People, a lot of people are already in custody or people who like they we know where they are and we know how they got here. Right. And those people are just nothing's happening with them.

It seems like there's a sort of odd dichotomy here where on the one hand, the sort of very straightforward, what you would think would be the sort of low hanging fruit of deportations, right? People, a lot of people are already in custody or people who like they we know where they are and we know how they got here. Right. And those people are just nothing's happening with them.

It seems like there's a sort of odd dichotomy here where on the one hand, the sort of very straightforward, what you would think would be the sort of low hanging fruit of deportations, right? People, a lot of people are already in custody or people who like they we know where they are and we know how they got here. Right. And those people are just nothing's happening with them.

But then on the other hand, these people who would seem to have legal status or who came to the country, you wrote about a group of people who were literally given guarantees of safety to come to this country and now that's being taken away. Or these, you know, students that are being targeted. Is that strategic or does that have to do with a lack of resources? What's the reason for that?

But then on the other hand, these people who would seem to have legal status or who came to the country, you wrote about a group of people who were literally given guarantees of safety to come to this country and now that's being taken away. Or these, you know, students that are being targeted. Is that strategic or does that have to do with a lack of resources? What's the reason for that?

But then on the other hand, these people who would seem to have legal status or who came to the country, you wrote about a group of people who were literally given guarantees of safety to come to this country and now that's being taken away. Or these, you know, students that are being targeted. Is that strategic or does that have to do with a lack of resources? What's the reason for that?

The politics of this are very interesting. So far, Trump's approach to immigration is more popular than his approach to most other issues. It is a slight majority in most polls I've seen prove of the way that Trump is handling immigration so far. It was, as you mentioned, a very central premise of his campaign, more important, he believes, than the economy in motivating people to

The politics of this are very interesting. So far, Trump's approach to immigration is more popular than his approach to most other issues. It is a slight majority in most polls I've seen prove of the way that Trump is handling immigration so far. It was, as you mentioned, a very central premise of his campaign, more important, he believes, than the economy in motivating people to

The politics of this are very interesting. So far, Trump's approach to immigration is more popular than his approach to most other issues. It is a slight majority in most polls I've seen prove of the way that Trump is handling immigration so far. It was, as you mentioned, a very central premise of his campaign, more important, he believes, than the economy in motivating people to