The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, touting her victory as a win against powerful interests and cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years.
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00:00Everyone, we're stopping. We did it!
00:08Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday!
00:13As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world.
00:31For justice in Wisconsin. And we won!
00:41Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy.
00:47Our fair elections and our Supreme Court.
00:57And Wisconsin's stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price.
01:04Our courts are not for sale.
01:09You did it. You did all the work. You put all your heart into it.
01:13And I can't thank you enough for everything you did to try to make this a success.
01:18But it just didn't work.
01:21And yeah, I've called Judge Crawford and conceded.
01:28No, no. No, no, no, no.
01:33You gotta accept the results.
01:35Just don't...
01:39Yeah, right. I'm not up here making any joke.
01:44This is... The numbers aren't gonna turn around.
01:49They're too bad. And we're not gonna pull this off.
01:53So, thank you guys. From the bottom of my heart.
01:57God bless you. God bless the state of Wisconsin.
02:01God bless America.