Althouse: "A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to 'activist judges,' a move that comes two weeks before the state’s Supreme Court election and after the political action committee made a similar proposal last year in battleground states."

March 21, 2025

"A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to 'activist judges,' a move that comes two weeks before the state’s Supreme Court election and after the political action committee made a similar proposal last year in battleground states."

AP reports.

16 comments:

Rabel said...: Thank Heaven that my side has finally learned how to play the game.; 3/21/25, 5:51 PM
Kakistocracy said...: From the Terms and Conditions:

"Partial payments may be made on a rolling basis. Due to a high participation rate in the Petition Program, Participants should not necessarily expect to receive incentive payments within a month or even two months."

"Any dispute arising out of, or relating to, the Petition Program will be exclusively and finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect to be held in Travis County, Texas"

Is Musk even planning to pay? I think he just wants to collect email addresses from voters.

People will not receive the funds until after the election. Any dispute will have to be settled in Texas' Northern District court where Judge Reed O'Connor presides, even though the parties involved are not based in Texas.; 3/21/25, 5:51 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Good for Musk. Needless to say, the Leftwing billionaires helping the other side, wont be called out by AP.; 3/21/25, 6:07 PM
rhhardin said...: It shows more seriousness to pay in full right away. This just looks like a weaseling out.; 3/21/25, 6:13 PM
Achilles said...: Musk is as usual paying for results. People who legitimately accomplish the goals he sets forth will get paid.

This is all pretty standard procedure. A lot of people try to turn in fake emails and addresses in this business.

Of course the Musk haters will try to ignore the fact that their side has been doing this for years and operates the same way.

Funny how the AP is finally doing some reporting on this industry now. Absolutely shocking.; 3/21/25, 6:34 PM
Paul Zrimsek said...: Musk should honor our democratic traditions and buy him some legislators, like the car dealers do.; 3/21/25, 6:40 PM
Dave Begley said...: Electing judges is a very bad idea.; 3/21/25, 7:24 PM
Mark said...: Buying voters.; 3/21/25, 8:23 PM
Ambrose said...: Ha - they don't like it when the opposition plays by their rules.; 3/21/25, 8:46 PM
Oso Negro said...: “ Dave Begley said...
Electing judges is a very bad idea”. The quality of the appointees seems to be lacking as well; 3/21/25, 8:56 PM
Jim at said...: Buying voters.

Better than importing 'em.; 3/21/25, 10:21 PM
loudogblog said...: This AP story has all the crackle of Confederate money. Why would they pay anyone to sign a petition that has no legal authority at all? I suspect that the AP is intentionally misleading people by referring to the paid people who collect petition signatures as the signers of the petition.; 3/21/25, 10:27 PM
Original Mike said...: "Electing judges is a very bad idea."

Much better to have them appointed by politicians, eh?; 3/21/25, 10:57 PM
Kirk Parker said...: Begley,

Appointing judges is worse idea.; 3/22/25, 12:55 AM
gadfly said...: Elmo's dishonesty is incredible. But we all knew that from the very beginning. One hundred dollars for free and the blood given up isn't even red - it's communist yellow.; 3/22/25, 1:22 AM
Drago said...: With every single posting, Soy-Boy Cat-Lady gadfly's tininess grows....; 3/22/25, 6:18 AM