US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose
Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP.
Key points
- Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts.
- If your social media of choice is the site formerly known as Twitter, and it is your main source of contact with the outside world, you […].
- Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.
One of the basic problems of spending too much time on social media is that you are cooking your brain by reading posts from a pack of attention-seeking lunatics.
The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign.
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