Musk hands out $1,000,000 checks to Wisconsin voters

Three special election races on Tuesday could provide an early indicator of President Donald Trump’s popularity just weeks into his second term, as well as insight into how Democratic messaging about his administration’s cuts to the federal government is playing with Americans in those states. Voters in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts will head to the polls to elect replacements in the House for Trump allies Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz. Meanwhile, Wisconsin voters will elect a new member of the state Supreme Court, where liberals are defending a one-seat majority. All three races present an opportunity to measure voters’ support for Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul Washington. The president and his billionaire adviser have backed the conservative candidates in all three races — Musk and groups affiliated with him have pumped about $20 million into the Wisconsin race and, as reported by NBC News, a PAC connected to Musk has spent tens of thousands in both Florida races. Caption from article by Mariana Alfaro.