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6. The Eloon-funded ads were terrible, they were incessant...

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:20 PM

Apr 2

...and they even spilled into adjacent states (like MN). They also reminded people in the Rust Belt (significant parts of WI) of the failures of Reaganite supply-side economic policies.

The ads ended on a really weak note--something about the "trickle down" policies of the Trump regime...It's really dumb to bring back Reagan-style "voodoo economics" (aka the "trickle-down" theory) after 40 years of historical experience showing that it doesn't work!

https://democraticunderground.com/100220198682#post9

Then there was the whole carpetbagger aspect to the charade, including the infamous scene where Eloon wore a "cheesehead" hat and danced around like a moron. He foolishly spent more than $20 million of his own money on an obscure state judicial election, making it the most expensive in US history.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/01/wisconsin-supreme-court-race/

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The Problem Saying That Wisconsin Voted Against Musk [View all] gab13by13 Apr 2 OP

It's an all of the above GoreWon2000 Apr 2 #1

Right TheFarseer Apr 2 #2

Thank you, gab13by13 Apr 2 #3

The people I know in Wisconsin Bettie Apr 2 #4

Excellent post. We won this election by a 10 point margin. StevieM Apr 2 #5

The Eloon-funded ads were terrible, they were incessant... keep_left Apr 2 #6

Then we go after whoever replaces him JI7 Apr 2 #7