Tech mogul Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, said a Wisconsin Supreme Court race he backed with millions of dollars could decide the trajectory of Western civilization.
Now with the results in and his candidate defeated, he says he expected to lose.
Democrat-backed Susan Crawford easily defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimel in Tuesday’s election, even though Musk campaigned heavily for Schimel, spending millions.
"I expected to lose, but there is value to losing a piece for a positional gain," Musk replied to an X user early Wednesday morning.
Musk was responding to a user, who thanked Musk for campaigning in Wisconsin.
"Elon knew that it was a long shot to win the Wisconsin Supreme Court race," the user wrote. "He knew his involvement in the race would bring more violence against his companies but he fully committed his money and time anyway. Thanks Elon. We have amazing warriors on our side. Keep fighting."
In a Spaces conversation on X before polls closed Tuesday, Musk said the election could decide ‘the future of the world."
Musk said on Wednesday voters approving an amendment to add a voter ID law to the constitution was the most important result. The voter ID law had been stuck in place for more than a decade in the state.
President Donald Trump also cheered the results of the voter ID proposition.
"Big win for Republicans," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Maybe the biggest win of the night."
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