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Political Commentator
This is a BREAKING News Alert. The Democratic candidate for the Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin that was vacant, Judge Susan Crawford is now projected to win the major Wisconsin Supreme Court election. She is defeating the MAGA Doge candidate Brad Schimmel. A huge victory for the Democrat aligned Judge Susan Crawford. This election has massive implications. You will recall Elon Musk poured tens of millions of dollars with the MAGA Republicans and other oligarchs to try to get the MAGA Republican Doge candidate Brad Schimmel elected. Elon Musk said that this election would determine the fate of civilization. Elon Musk was in Green Bay this past weekend. This is a massive repudiation of Doge, of maga, of Donald Trump. Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic aligned candidate for this Supreme Court seat will go on to win that race. Democrats will go on to take the majority in the Wisconsin Supreme Court. There will be a number of cases before the Supreme Court involving the MAGA Republicans gerrymandering and all of the chicanery that they engaged in with the law finally being followed. This has major implications for future congressional races. For example, MAGA Republican Congress members like Derek Van Orden and Brian Steele both said that they will lose their congressional seats if Judge Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court race because of the redistricting that they expect to take place. Quote, we will both lose now, he said, quote, so that's why everyone is paying attention to this race on a national level. Our editor in chief Ron Philip Koski posted the following after it was predicted that Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic aligned candidate, would go on to win this major Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Philip Koski wrote Trump went all in. Musk went all in. Musk said Western civilization would end if Judge Susan Crawford won. Musk bought votes. Scott Pressler, MAGA's Get out the vote guy, set up shop in Wisconsin and went all in. Charlie Kirk and the whole MAGA Doge gang and all the right wing podcasters went all in. The entire MAGA machine went all in. Donald Trump went all in. Trump spoke from the Oval Office and told people to vote for Brad Schimmel. Just the other day, $53 million were spent to try to prop up the Maga Doge candidate Brad Schimmel, including PAC money. But Judge Susan Crawford will win this Supreme Court seat easily. And she was far outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris in all of the important counties as we saw them coming in, we saw Madison come in, we saw Waukesha come in, we saw Dane county come in. And it was becoming very clear that this evening would be a great one for Judge Susan Crawford, who ran an incredible race. You'll recall images like this of Elon Musk. Million dollar checks to individuals that were part of his, you know, he will pay you if you register to vote scheme that when I spoke to the Wisconsin Democratic chair, Ben Winkler, he said that. Ben Winkler, he said that that was likely completely unlawful. You see here the headline from the Associated press. Musk announces $1 million for Wisconsin voter in Supreme Court Race Opposition calls it Corrupt. Just to remind you who Brad Schimmel, the MAGA DOGE candidate is, he dressed up as Donald Trump for Halloween. He would wear shirts like this at Trump boat parades. Jesus is my savior. Trump is my President. Here's a video of Brad Schimmel talking about how Donald Trump called him and knows about the race. Here, play this clip.
Judge Susan Crawford
Him adding his voice to this will help me to get my message out to voters of Wisconsin about restoring objectivity to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. And that is the plain, clear message. I know there's a lot of questions about this or that in the, in the end, that is the bottom line. Courts go back to administering the law, not politics. What did you offer to him in return? Absolutely not.
Political Commentator
Now this was Elon Musk over the weekend in Green Bay where he was handing out million dollar checks and other checks to people if they would vote or register to vote or took photos of themselves near voting locations. Here he said that it will be an civilization, a humanity ending event, he says if Brad Schimmel lost and Judge Crawford wins. Here, play this clip.
Political Analyst
It's just how important it is. They think it's. Well, it's just, you know, some kind of judicial thing that's not that important. But it actually, what they're doing, what's happening on Tuesday is a vote for the which party controls the U.S. house of Representatives. That is why it is so significant. And whichever party controls the House, it to a significant degree controls the country, which then steers the course of Western civilization. So it's like, I feel like this is one of those things that may not seem that it's going to affect the entire destiny of humanity, but I think it will. Yeah.
Political Commentator
Here was Donald Trump just this past week, Donald Trump from the Oval Office. Then Kid Rock was by his side as well, telling people to vote for Brad Schimmel from the Oval Office. You don't get much more corrupt than that. Play this clip. What's your message to the people of Wisconsin, though? Who, you know, don't know? I mean, you know, some people, like, wait a minute, Supreme Court races, people run for this seat. You know, a lot of people don't even know like, like that. I know a lot of people in Wisconsin are, pay attention when it happens in your state. They start to pay attention, often closer. And I know that people are starting to vote already. So what do you say to them?
Brad Schimmel
Listen to what he says. You know, listen to his words. And he's talked about begging on his knees for campaign contributions, wearing out his knee pads. He's saying that he wants to be on the court to be part of Donald Trump's support network. You know, he, you just got to listen to what the guy says. He wants to be on the court to push a partisan agenda. He wants to be there to support Elon Musk and to support Donald Trump and Doge. And that's really not what the court's for. And I've said over and over, I'm, I want to be on the court to protect the people of Wisconsin under our constitution and laws. Bradshaw's got a whole different agenda.
Political Commentator
But, folks, as I mentioned, the pro democracy, law and order judge, Judge Susan Crawford will go on to win. I had the opportunity to speak to Judge Crawford. We had her on the Midas Touch podcast multiple, multiple times. She was an incredible guest. Let me share with you just one of those clips from the interview that I had recently with Judge Susan Crawford here. Play this clip.
Donald Trump
Well, it's, it's a big race, Supreme Court race in Wisconsin. It's taking place essentially as we, as you know, it was early voting. So we'll see what happens. It's a big race. I love Wisconsin. We won Wisconsin. Republicans typically don't do very well in Wisconsin, but I did, I actually won it twice. I actually probably won it three times, to be exact. We played their side. Not probably. I won it three times. We had a rigged election the second time. But that's, you know, one of those things. We had to make this one too big to rig as he would. You agree with that, Brian? Too big to rig? Yes sir. So anyway, but yeah, there's a big race and I hope you get out and vote for the Republican. The woman is a radical left lunatic.
Political Commentator
Now there were other races as well in Florida, Florida special elections there the Democratic candidates did not win. However, they closed the gap on plus 30 Trump districts and made these races very, very close. As our editor in chief Ron Philipkowski explains. Mike Walz won the Florida 6 congressional district seat six months ago by 33 points. Trump won this district by 30 points and this was within about a 10 point race, closing the gap by about 20 points. Of course, unfortunate that the Democrats and the pro democracy candidates lost, but picking up and closing the ground by 20 points is not a awful result. You take a look at what went down in Florida's 1st congressional district where Matt Gaetz had previously beat gay Valamont six months ago by 32 points. Jimmy Petronas only won by about 14 or so points. And Valemont had actually flipped an area that had, I don't think had ever gone Democratic. It since what, 1960? Escambia County. Escambia county since 1960. Um, so Democrats were making up ground there. Those were very, very tough seats. Um, but the big news of the night, that Wisconsin race, the right wing podcast bros, the right wing MAGA machine went all in on that. The MAGA Republican Congress members, the MAGA Republican machine, Donald Trump getting humiliated in Wisconsin this evening. A great result for democracy folks. Thank you for watching. Thanks for getting the word out as well. And thank you to Judge Susan Crawford for coming on the show and and and sharing with us how important this race was. Everybody hit subscribe here. Let's get to 5 million subscribers. Thanks for watching. Can't get enough Midas. Check out the Midas substack for ad. Free articles, reports, podcasts, daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski and more. Sign up for free now@midasplus.com.
The MeidasTouch Podcast: Trump Suffers Major Defeat in Wisconsin Supreme Court Blowout
Release Date: April 2, 2025
The latest episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast delves into a pivotal Supreme Court election in Wisconsin, highlighting the significant defeat of the Trump-backed candidate, Brad Schimmel, by the Democratic-aligned Judge Susan Crawford. Hosts Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas provide an in-depth analysis of the race, its key players, and the broader implications for American democracy.
The heart of the episode centers on the sweeping victory of Judge Susan Crawford over Brad Schimmel, the MAGA Doge candidate. As the results unfolded, it became evident that Crawford's triumph was not just a win for herself but also a repudiation of the MAGA movement in Wisconsin.
Notable Quote:
"Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic aligned candidate for this Supreme Court seat will go on to win that race. Democrats will go on to take the majority in the Wisconsin Supreme Court."
— Political Commentator [00:30]
A significant portion of the discussion focuses on Elon Musk's substantial financial contributions to Brad Schimmel's campaign. Musk, alongside other MAGA Republicans and oligarchs, invested tens of millions of dollars in an attempt to secure Schimmel's election, labeling the race as one that would determine the "fate of civilization."
Notable Quote:
"Elon Musk said that this election would determine the fate of civilization. Elon Musk was in Green Bay this past weekend."
— Political Commentator [00:30]
The podcast highlights the extensive efforts of the MAGA machine, including significant PAC spending and endorsements from high-profile figures like Donald Trump and Kid Rock. Despite these efforts, the overwhelming support for Crawford underscored the electorate's resistance to the MAGA agenda.
Notable Quote:
"The entire MAGA machine went all in. Donald Trump went all in. Trump spoke from the Oval Office and told people to vote for Brad Schimmel."
— Ron Philip Koski, Editor-in-Chief [05:22]
The episode features commentary from various political analysts and stakeholders:
Judge Susan Crawford emphasized her commitment to restoring objectivity to the Supreme Court and maintaining the separation of law from politics.
Notable Quote:
"Courts go back to administering the law, not politics. What did you offer to him in return? Absolutely not."
— Judge Susan Crawford [05:22]
Brad Schimmel criticized Donald Trump and Elon Musk, accusing them of pushing a partisan agenda rather than focusing on judicial integrity.
Notable Quote:
"He wants to be on the court to push a partisan agenda. He wants to be there to support Elon Musk and to support Donald Trump and Doge."
— Brad Schimmel [07:34]
Donald Trump appeared from the Oval Office, alongside Kid Rock, urging voters to support Schimmel, further cementing the high-stakes nature of the race.
Notable Quote:
"The woman is a radical left lunatic."
— Donald Trump [08:41]
The podcast underscores the broader ramifications of Crawford's victory. With Democrats gaining the majority in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, issues like gerrymandering and MAGA Republicans' previous legal maneuvers are expected to be revisited and addressed. This shift is poised to influence future congressional races, potentially unseating MAGA-aligned Congress members who rely on favorable redistricting.
Notable Quote:
"MAGA Republican Congress members like Derek Van Orden and Brian Steele both said that they will lose their congressional seats if Judge Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court race because of the redistricting that they expect to take place."
— Political Commentator [00:30]
Beyond Wisconsin, the episode touches upon the Florida special elections. While Democratic candidates did not secure victories, they notably closed the gap in traditionally Trump-dominated districts by approximately 20 points. This momentum signals a potential shift in voter sentiment and could foreshadow future electoral trends.
Notable Insight:
"Mike Walz won the Florida 6 congressional district seat six months ago by 33 points. Trump won this district by 30 points and this was within about a 10 point race, closing the gap by about 20 points."
— Ron Philip Koski [09:25]
Wrapping up the episode, the hosts celebrate the victory as a win for democracy, highlighting the collective efforts of the "MeidasMighty" community in disseminating information and supporting pro-democracy candidates. The defeat of the MAGA-backed candidate in such a high-profile race marks a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle to uphold democratic values and judicial independence.
Final Thoughts:
The MeidasTouch Podcast provides a comprehensive analysis of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, emphasizing its critical impact on the political landscape. By intertwining brotherly banter with serious political discourse, Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas ensure that their audience remains informed and engaged with the pressing issues facing American democracy.
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