Reid J. Epstein

Musk went on to hand out oversized novelty checks to two winners for $1 million each.

Musk went on to hand out oversized novelty checks to two winners for $1 million each.

One of those just happened to be the chairman of the Wisconsin College Republicans. That brings a total to $3 million checks that he's given out just in the last week to Wisconsinites who share his support for Brad Schimel.

One of those just happened to be the chairman of the Wisconsin College Republicans. That brings a total to $3 million checks that he's given out just in the last week to Wisconsinites who share his support for Brad Schimel.

Well, they have pretty much turned their entire campaign into one against Elon Musk.

Well, they have pretty much turned their entire campaign into one against Elon Musk.

They branded a statewide tour, The People versus Elon Musk.

They branded a statewide tour, The People versus Elon Musk.

Susan Crawford, the candidate, is going around the state telling people that when she was a little girl in Chippewa Falls, she never imagined... I never could have dreamed that I'd be running against the richest man in the world. ...being up against the richest man in the world. Their TV ads are trained on Brad Schimel and his...

Susan Crawford, the candidate, is going around the state telling people that when she was a little girl in Chippewa Falls, she never imagined... I never could have dreamed that I'd be running against the richest man in the world. ...being up against the richest man in the world. Their TV ads are trained on Brad Schimel and his...

Genuflecting toward Musk and Trump, there's one ad that's in heavy circulation.

Genuflecting toward Musk and Trump, there's one ad that's in heavy circulation.

Where they call him Knee Pad Brad because of a quote that he gave where he said he was on his knees begging donors for money.

Where they call him Knee Pad Brad because of a quote that he gave where he said he was on his knees begging donors for money.

They are working on a theory that is borne out somewhat by polling that Democratic voters hate Elon Musk so much that running against him is even more effective than running against Donald Trump, which is saying something given how much Democratic voters hate Trump these days. And there is, I mean, there is a real slice of voters in Wisconsin who voted for Trump who are not a fan of Musk.

They are working on a theory that is borne out somewhat by polling that Democratic voters hate Elon Musk so much that running against him is even more effective than running against Donald Trump, which is saying something given how much Democratic voters hate Trump these days. And there is, I mean, there is a real slice of voters in Wisconsin who voted for Trump who are not a fan of Musk.

There's some evidence in the polling that bears that out, that there are voters who didn't like the way the country was going before. Last fall and weren't didn't like Joe Biden. And so they voted for Trump. But there's some evidence that they aren't thrilled with Elon Musk tearing the government apart or pouring 20 million dollars into the state.

There's some evidence in the polling that bears that out, that there are voters who didn't like the way the country was going before. Last fall and weren't didn't like Joe Biden. And so they voted for Trump. But there's some evidence that they aren't thrilled with Elon Musk tearing the government apart or pouring 20 million dollars into the state.

And so the Democratic game plan is to find those people and get them to vote for Judge Crawford. while Republicans have been pretty transparent about their plan. Schimel has said this, the state Republican Party chairman has said this, that their goal is to get 60% of Trump's voters from November to come out and vote for him in this election.

And so the Democratic game plan is to find those people and get them to vote for Judge Crawford. while Republicans have been pretty transparent about their plan. Schimel has said this, the state Republican Party chairman has said this, that their goal is to get 60% of Trump's voters from November to come out and vote for him in this election.