Wisconsin Democrats are launching a full-court press against Elon Musk as they look to use angry voter sentiment against him as a tool to turn out voters in the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

The state party this week launched The People v. Musk, a seven-figure campaign including digital advertising, organizing efforts and town hall events, among other aspects, geared toward Democrats as they look to tie Musk to conservative candidate Brad Schimel.

Democrats argue Schimel would be a “puppet” for Musk if he were to win the April 1 election, which will determine partisan control of the high court.

The effort underscores how vital it will be for both sides to turn out their respective bases in an off-year spring election and could potentially offer Democrats a playbook for how to galvanize anger around Musk in other elections later this year.

“If there's ever a time that Elon Musk money is toxic, it's now,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.). “As he's dismantling programs for the middle class and firing federal employees and taking away services for my constituents, you know, that's not going to be looked at very positively.”

Schimel and liberal candidate Susan Crawford are fighting for an open seat on the top court in Wisconsin. The party has started to put a greater emphasis on Musk with less than a month to go before the election.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Ben Wikler told reporters on a call this week that they were launching their campaign to “counter Elon Musk's ongoing effort to buy Brad Schimel a seat on the state Supreme Court.”

The state party recently launched a new 30-second ad, which asserts in part that Musk “knows MAGA politician Brad Schimel is for sale and will abolish the checks and balances that protect us.”

Musk waded into the race in January, saying it was “[v]ery important to vote Republican for the Wisconsin Supreme Court to prevent voting fraud!”

Musk’s group, America PAC, has already poured $4.3 million in the race to support Schimel, according to the latest filing available on Friday. Building America’s Future, a group that has........

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