In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Democrats are leveraging Elon Musk as a symbol in their campaign against conservative candidate Brad Schimel, framing the high-stakes State Supreme Court race as 'The People vs. Musk'. Governor Tim Walz criticized Musk in a provocative manner, highlighting concerns over his influence suffused with references to Musk's immigrant background. The rhetoric employed by Democrats aims to rally their base by characterizing Musk as a foreign interloper in domestic politics, paralleling some of the tactics utilized in modern political discourse.
Gov. Tim Walz, Democrat of Minnesota, was in Eau Claire for a town-hall-style event intended to rev up Democrats about the race, which could determine the ideological balance of the state's top court.
Democrats are now framing the contest as The People vs. Musk. Walz began by saying that name-calling doesn't work. Then, he called Musk a dipshit.
At times, their language, casting Musk as a foreign outsider, has echoed aspects of President Trump's own xenophobic insults of his political foes.
Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio said she wondered, Which country is he loyal to? South Africa, Canada, or the United States?
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