Three Wisconsin voters told MSNBC they cast ballots in the state Supreme Court race on Tuesday — and weren't happy about Elon Musk's involvement in their state politics.
Musk was in Wisconsin over the weekend to campaign for far-right County Judge Brad Schimel, who is supported by the GOP.
"I don't think Elon changed my vote," one woman said outside a polling place. "I was always going to vote the way that I voted today. But again, it adds an additional layer of stakes. And I hope that people see what's happening and see that they're actively trying to buy our government. And I hope that that motivates other people."
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One conservative agreed, saying, "I wasn't a fan of what Elon was doing with the money, but ultimately I still support where Brad is coming from in terms of pro-life issues. So, ultimately, that's what I was thinking about when I cast my vote here today."
Another woman explained, "It's like they were trying to buy it, and it was upsetting. So, I wanted to make sure that I had a little bit of say."
The reporter asked if that meant she usually wouldn't vote, and she agreed.
"But Elon Musk got you out here?" he asked.
"Pretty much. Yeah, really, it ruffled some feathers," the Wisconsin woman said.
Long-time journalist John Nichols said those voters sound like his cousins in the state.
"And that's exactly how a Wisconsinite would say it," Nichols said about "ruffling feathers." Another way folks are saying it, he said, is "it rubbed me the wrong way" and, "It didn't feel right."
He said that his sense from decades in Wisconsin politics is that people in both parties who "might be relatively moderate on a lot of issues, but don't really like big money, aren't particularly satisfied or excited about somebody from out of state coming in and telling them how to vote."
"And my sense is that Elon Musk doesn't know Wisconsin very well, and perhaps he doesn't know just how much he rubbed a lot of Wisconsinites the wrong way," Nichols said.
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