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How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History

https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk

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Wisconsin Tried Campaign Finance Reform. It Ended Up With the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History.

Ten years ago, Wisconsin approved unlimited political spending. Now, as spending for its Supreme Court race surpasses more than $80 million, some campaign reformers are wondering if the state is reaching a tipping point.

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Mar 28, 2025 at 11:00amWeb
Show threadJoseph Lim Mar 28, 2025
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"Voters hv been hit w a barrage of attack ads fr special interest groups, & record-setting sums of money have been spent to sway residents.. “tt piece of #legislation made things worse, Our #public #discourse is basically who can inflame things in the most clever way w some terrible TV ad that’s probably not even true.” “this spending has the potential to drown out speech rights for all citizens, narrow debate,.. & increase the risk of #systemic #corruption.”" 👎