Why billionaires are trying to swing a Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

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The money spent on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is likely to reach $100 million by the end of Election Day on Tuesday, which would make it the most expensive judicial race in American history. We check in on what's at stake with WUWM's Chuck Quirmbach. Then, Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, joins us to discuss the Trump administration's planned 25% tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts. Plus, President Trump told NBC News that he's "not joking" about potentially seeking a constitutionally prohibited third term in office. University of Baltimore law professor Kim Wehle reacts to his comments.

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0:17.6	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:22.6	It could decide the future of the House of Representatives.
0:26.0	It could decide then the future of America and the future of the world.
0:30.2	Well, when you put it that way, the tens of millions of dollars Elon Musk has spent on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race as a bargain.
0:49.7	It's Monday, March 31st, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.
0:55.5	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:58.6	Today on the show, Michigan's Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says tariffs could help
1:04.1	American automakers, but it's complicated.
1:07.2	Look, I would like to think that there wouldn't be any short-term pain, but there may be.
1:11.8	But if you bring manufacturing back to this country, I think we have to manage short-term pain
1:17.0	and ensure long-term gain is there.
1:19.6	Also, President Trump says he's not joking about seeking a third term in office, even though
1:25.6	that's flatly forbidden by the Constitution.
1:28.3	I have had more people say, please run again.
1:32.3	I said, we have a long way to go before we even think about that.
1:35.3	But I've had a lot of people.
1:37.3	What Trump might have meant when he said there are methods for staying in power coming up at about 15 minutes.
1:51.8	But first, to what's shaping up to be the most expensive judicial race in American history.
1:58.0	Spending on both sides of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election is expected to reach
2:03.0	$100 million. Some 20 million of which came from the pockets and political groups of one man,
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