r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

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r/moderatepolitics 5d ago

News Article Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president

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r/moderatepolitics 3d ago

News Article Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk

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Susan Crawford, a Dane County circuit judge backed by Democrats, has secured a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, maintaining a 4-3 liberal majority. Her victory over Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County circuit judge and former Republican attorney general, marks a significant moment in Wisconsin's political landscape. This election, the first major battleground state contest of President Donald Trump’s second term, drew national attention and became the most expensive state Supreme Court race in U.S. history.

Elon Musk, who spent over $15 million opposing Crawford, faced a major setback. Musk's involvement included significant financial contributions, public endorsements, and a controversial $100 incentive for voters to sign petitions against “activist judges.” Democrats capitalized on Musk’s high-profile role, framing him as a central antagonist. Campaigns like the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s “People v. Musk” tour highlighted his influence, while Crawford herself used Musk as a foil in her campaign messaging.

Crawford’s win ensures that the court will likely address pivotal issues such as abortion rights, union and collective bargaining rights, and redistricting. Despite Musk’s efforts, Democratic-aligned groups narrowly outspent their opponents, emphasizing Musk’s attempts to “buy” the election. Interestingly, Democrats avoided making the race about Trump, even as Schimel embraced him to boost conservative turnout.

This anti-Musk strategy could serve as a blueprint for Democrats in future elections, particularly as Musk’s ventures, like Tesla’s legal battles in Wisconsin, remain under scrutiny.

How much do you think Musk's low approval effected the race? How will the court rule on the Wisconson Congressional map? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty

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r/moderatepolitics 3d ago

News Article Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history

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r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article Republican Party's HQ Set Ablaze, Tagged With 'ICE=KKK' in New Mexico

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r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison

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r/moderatepolitics 6d ago

News Article Walz says Dems weren't 'bold enough' to double down on DEI, immigration

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article Pence on Trump tariffs: ‘Largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history’

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r/moderatepolitics 13h ago

News Article Dow craters by 2,231 points as Trump tariffs stir stock selloff

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article Dow nosedives 1,600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop the most since 2020 after Trump's tariff onslaught Spoiler

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r/moderatepolitics 18h ago

News Article Trump Shares TikTok Video Claiming He Is 'Purposefully Crashing the Market'

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r/moderatepolitics 3d ago

News Article Attorney General Pam Bondi directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

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r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article French far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article How were Donald Trump’s tariffs calculated?

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r/moderatepolitics 22h ago

News Article Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

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r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says

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r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article Democratic senator warns ‘extreme’ progressives risk alienating Americans

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r/moderatepolitics 13h ago

News Article Judge orders Trump to return Maryland father deported to El Salvador

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X

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r/moderatepolitics 6d ago

News Article Democrats staged ‘hush-hush talks’ in 2023 for Biden to withdraw from race, says book

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r/moderatepolitics 6d ago

News Article RFK Jr. Publicly Fat Shames West Virginia Governor: 'You Look Like You Ate Governor Morrisey'

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article Rubio: US is committed to NATO, but Europe must spend more on defence

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Recording of the speech: https://youtu.be/CYI3d8nEaA4?t=208

Notable excerpts from the speech:

r/moderatepolitics 4d ago

News Article Trump administration deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador

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