NEW: Ahead of April 1 Elections, DNC Blankets Wisconsin Newspapers to Call Out Elon Musk’s Scheme to Buy Wisconsin Election for Brad Schimel

March 28, 2025

As Elon Musk pours millions of dollars into an upcoming Wisconsin election to support a politician willing to do his bidding, the DNC will remind Wisconsin voters that “Wisconsin is not for sale” ahead of Election Day 

On Tuesday, April 1, Wisconsinites will get the chance to elect candidates up and down the ballot, including a new justice to determine the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The high-stakes state Supreme Court race has caught the attention of Elon Musk, who has given more than $19 million supporting far-right candidate Brad Schimel, as his company Tesla anticipates pushing a lawsuit through the court. Case in point: in yet another attempt to influence the election, this week, Musk gave a Wisconsin voter who signed a petition targeting Crawford $1 million. 

Today, in its first paid media explicitly calling out Musk, the DNC announced it is blanketing local Wisconsin newspapers with ads exposing Musk’s meddling in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. This follows an announcement earlier this month to reach 2 million Wisconsin voters ahead of the April 1 election.

Musk knows the right-wing extremist candidate will do billionaires’ bidding no matter the costs to Wisconsin families. The DNC has one message for Musk: Wisconsin is not for sale. 

“Elon Musk has threatened Medicare, gutted Social Security services, and now he thinks he can buy himself a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That’s why, today, the DNC is out with our first paid media explicitly calling out Musk for his attempts to meddle in Wisconsin’s elections. On April 1, Wisconsinites get the chance to say what Americans across this country are thinking: ‘Go to hell, Elon,’” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Wisconsinites deserve a Supreme Court justice who looks out for them, not the ultra-wealthy. Now and forever, Wisconsin is not for sale.”

The ads will appear in the following newspapers across Wisconsin:

  • Chippewa Herald
  • Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
  • Beloit Daily News 
  • Daily Jefferson County Union
  • Janesville Gazette
  • Watertown Daily Times
  • Oshkosh Northwestern

Americans don’t want Elon Musk in the White House and they don’t want him buying our elections. 

See the ad creative below: