By Matt Novak Published April 2, 2025 | Comments (0) | Elon Musk tosses a signed cheesehead hat into the audience during an America PAC town hall ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images Elon Musk spent $20 million in Wisconsin trying to elect a MAGA judge to the state Supreme Court, just to lose by 10 points on Tuesday. And there are already reports that Musks time in the White House may be limited due to President Donald Trumps patience wearing thin. But if you ask leaders of the Democratic Party, who see the billionaire oligarch as electoral poison, they want Musk to keep campaigning for Republicans. The Democratic National Committee held a press call Wednesday to celebrate the partys victory in Wisconsin, encouraging Musk to keep being the public face of the Republican Party. We should be putting Elon Musk into every state right now campaigning because hes actually a huge boon to Democrats right now, said DNC chair Ken Martin. And frankly, the American people are quite frustrated with this guy and what hes been doing since Donald Trump was inaugurated. So the more Elon Musk wants to get out there, I say go for it, Elon. Theres plenty of other states wed love you to campaign in. The chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Ben Wikler echoed that sentiment, pointing out the destruction Musk has wrought as the head of DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which has unilaterally dismantled federal agencies like USAID and fired tens of thousands of federal workers. Elon Musks spending comes with it the taint of an administration that is attacking Social Security, that is dismantling unions, that is ravaging the Veterans Administration, that is doing things that have always been known to be political suicide, Wikler said. And for Elon Musk to then tie himself to Republican candidates is the political kiss of death.But Wikler also seemed to revel in the fact that Musk was still in the White House, perhaps betraying the Democratic Partys tendency to focus too heavily on optics and elections rather than the substance of what Musk is destroying in between elections. I hope that he stays at the White House with Donald Trump, Wikler said of Musk, that they appear together in the Oval Office, that he dominates cabinet meetings, and that he poses for photos with every member of the Republican House and Senate.The posing part makes sense. The Tesla CEO appears to be toxic to regular voters if the vote tally in Wisconsin on Tuesday is any guideto say nothing of the protests and vandalism at Tesla dealerships around the world. But Wiklers message that Musk should continue to be involved in day-to-day decisions by the Trump regime clearly runs counter to what Democrats should want. And Wikler may have realized his verbal slip-up, later saying during the press call that he wanted Musk to get stripped of any real power. Elon Musk should become Donald Trumps special envoy for midterm elections and go out and speak on the campaign trail in every possible state in every possible district, Wikler said. At the same time, Elon Musk should be removed as quickly as possible from any position of power over the federal government. The damage that hes doing to irreparable institutions that have served families across the state of Wisconsin and across the country, its a horror. Elon Musk is gutting the Social Security Administration, gutting the Veterans Administration. Democrats have finally started to push back against Musk in various ways, though some tactics may prove to be more effective than others. Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter Wednesday to FBI director Kash Patel asking for an investigation into Musks ties to China. Its an important ask, given Musks interest in interfering with global politics from Germany to the UK.But Democrats clearly need to remember that this isnt just about winning or losing elections. The part that really matters is what happens in between those elections. And while Musk might be hurting Republicans at the ballot box right now, he can still do tremendous damage between now and the next election.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Matt Novak Published April 2, 2025 By Thomas Maxwell Published April 2, 2025 By Matt Novak Published April 1, 2025 By Matt Novak Published April 1, 2025 By Thomas Maxwell Published April 1, 2025 By Matt Novak Published April 1, 2025