By: Amy Goodman Published in: *Democracy Now* Date: April 2, 2025 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSxwqzz6M6Y
"We go to Madison, Wisconsin, to speak with *The Nation's* John Nichols about Tuesday's pivotal state Supreme Court election, in which liberal Judge Susan Crawford convincingly defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimel. Crawford's election is a major victory for Democrats after billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk poured about $25 million into the Wisconsin race, helping to make it the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history. 'This is a huge signal from a battleground state that Americans are genuinely upset, genuinely angry, I think, with Trump and with Musk,' says Nichols. Tuesday also saw a pair of special House elections in Florida where Republicans held both seats, helping to maintain the party's narrow majority in Congress. While Democrats were unlikely to flip the deep-red districts, Nichols notes 'there was a huge shift in both of the Florida districts toward the Democratic candidates.'"
