Elon Musk channeled at least $445.77 million into Republican-aligned groups ahead of the midterms, delivering about $200 million of that total during the final two months of the campaign. America PAC used $216 million to target 43 congressional races, while another sum exceeding $200 million focused directly on the Texas Senate contest between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. Ahead of voting, Musk revisited his 2022 decision to leave the Democratic Party, claiming his past criticisms of the party had been validated. He also repeated past claims that the Biden administration deliberately tried to sideline Tesla.
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Musk established a modern record as the largest single-cycle individual donor in United S…: Musk established a modern record as the largest single-cycle individual donor in United States political history.
The spending surge surpassed the estimated $290 million Musk contributed to Donald Trump…: The spending surge surpassed the estimated $290 million Musk contributed to Donald Trump and Republicans in 2024.
Musk argued voters must secure 51 Republican Senate seats to stop Democrats from expandin…: Musk argued voters must secure 51 Republican Senate seats to stop Democrats from expanding the Supreme Court and admitting new states.
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Elon Musk has dug up a four-year-old post about the Democrats, days before the US midterm elections he has spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to shape. On Friday (October 30), the Tesla and SpaceX CEO quote-posted his May 2022 message on X, formerly Twitter, with a short caption: "Four years ago ... And that is exactly what happened." The post crossed 7 million views in about a day.
The original post is where Elon Musk first announced his break from the Democrat party he had backed for years. "In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party," he wrote, adding that they had become "the party of division & hate" and that he would now vote Republican. He ended with a prediction: "Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold," followed by a popcorn emoji.
Elon Musk is now the biggest single-cycle political donor in modern US history
Elon Musk has put at least $445.77 million into Republican-aligned political action committees and groups since last year, according to Federal Election Commission data as…
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