(31 Mar 2025)
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Green Bay, Wisconsin – 30 March 2025
1. Mid of protesters holding signs and chanting, UPSOUND (English) "Hey hey, ho, ho, Elon Musk has gotta go."
2. Mid of protesters holding a sign reading "Brad Schimel for justice, $23 million", chanting, UPSOUND (English) "Democracy, not for sale, Supreme Court, not for sale"
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Copas, resident from Stevens Point, Wisconsin:
"The reason I’m here today is mostly for my kids. I don’t want them to grow up in a world where billionaires make decisions for people. I think that they need to make decisions for themselves fairly and democratically."
4. Mid of protesters holding signs reading in "Musk Trump Vance, disgraceful"
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Copas, resident from Stevens Point, Wisconsin:
"Absolutely, he’s offering people money to to vote in certain way. And that’s not right. It’s a felony. It’s a felony in the state of Wisconsin."
6. Mid of a Tesla Cybertruck driving by
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Judy Espenscheid, resident from Green Bay:
"I’m here to protest Elon Musk’s interference in our government and in our elections."
8. Mid of protesters holding signs
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Judy Espenscheid, resident from Green Bay:
"It’s just so blatant that he’s buying on votes. That’s.. it scares me.."
10. Protester holding a sign reading "I smell a Mu$k"
11. Wide of protesters holding signs
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Krug, resident from Medford, Wisconsin:
"I really appreciate the things that Elon is doing, coming out and being, you know, being an outspoken conservative and helping us out. And I like Brad Schimel. I actually met him a few days ago at a supper club in Stevens Point. I like his positions, and I’m here to support."
13. Wide of people in line
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Krug, resident from Medford, Wisconsin:
"I appreciate the concern. And I do think that, you know, protesting, speaking up for what you believe in is really important. It is. But right now, I think their time would be better spent registering people to vote and getting people out to vote and doing that, because that’ll be more impactful to their views and what they believe in. That’s what that’s what a lot of us have been doing is getting people out to vote. And so I think the publicity Elon Musk brings to it is good. And I think people should be more aware of the things they’re voting for in these off year elections."
15. Mid of people in line
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Thom, resident from Green Bay:
"Yes, I have and I already voted for Brad, and I’m so excited that we’re voting for a man that has common sense. That’s going to work very hard for us, and we need someone here in Wisconsin that’s going to work for the people and be a good (judge) in Supreme Court."
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state’s Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters.
The court’s ruling on Sunday night came just minutes before the planned start of the Musk rally.
Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk’s offer violates a state law.
Musk argued that he was just exercising his free speech rights.
The tech billionaire’s rally also comes two days before Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race where majority control of the court is at stake.
Musk and groups he supports have spent more than $20 million to help Schimel get elected.
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