MADISON, Wis. – Monday, in response to Elon Musk buying off extreme politician Brad Schimel with a round of false and negative TV ads, Crawford campaign spokesman Derrick Honeyman released the following statement:

“In D.C., Elon Musk has taken control of Americans’ private financial information and cut funding for hungry kids. Now, Musk is trying to buy off Brad Schimel and take over control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court so that Schimel can rubber-stamp an extreme agenda of banning abortion and cozying up to corporations.

“It’s not surprising that Schimel is groveling for the support of shady special interests — he’s already been caught begging on his knees for far-right donors to give him cash, and now Elon seems to be answering his pleas. Schimel has a long record of cozying up to corporations, including refusing to hold big drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic that devastated our communities and receiving more than $17,000 from the pharmaceutical industry.

“Wisconsinites want a Supreme Court Justice that is guided by fairness and common sense, not an extreme politician like Brad Schimel.”