Democrats target Musk after Schimel loss in Wisconsin court race

It was clear that his efforts to take a chainsaw to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are deeply unpopular with the majority of voters,

Gordon said

FL-6 should be a cakewalk for any breathing Republican,

Patton said

Matt Bennettco-founder

Elon makes a very resonant villain for Democrats,

said Matt Bennett, a Democratic strategist

Mandela Barnesformer Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor

This was the first real test following the November election,

Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, told Newsweek

It wouldn't take much to turn him into a caricature,

Patton added

This was a Wisconsin Supreme Court race,

Terrill told Newsweek

All of his polling is trending downward,

said Alex Patton, a Florida-based Republican consultant, in an interview with Newsweek

F. Scott Fitzgeraldmilwaukee, frustrated constituents of Republican U.S. Representative

They clearly have their sights set on that,

Fitzgerald said

Glenn Grothmanu.S. Representative

Wisconsin right now has photo ID to make sure our elections are fair. We have a woman running for that position who is the type of person to say that's racist, and we cannot have that type of extremism on the Supreme Court,

Grothman continued

That's why it's crucial that everyone gets out to vote for Brad Schimel,

Steil said ahead of the vote

The American people sent a clear message tonight: they want elected officials who will advance President Trump’s America First agenda, and their votes can’t be bought by national Democrats,

Republican National Committee chair Mike Whatley argued

Special elections are special for a reason, and not always useful canaries in the coal mines for what lies ahead,

veteran Republican strategist Colin Reed told Fox News Digital

I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world, for justice in Wisconsin. And we won,

Crawford said in her election night victory speech

Anyone who counted Democrats out was dead wrong,

he emphasized

Ken Martin (politician)democratic National Committee Chair

The people of Wisconsin squarely rejected the influence of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and billionaire special interests,

Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin claimed

We'll get up to fight another day. But this wasn't our day,

Schimel said in his concession speech