Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections
Elon Musk's America PAC is heavily funding political campaigns for the upcoming US midterm elections, with a strategy focused more on attacking Democrats than supporting Republicans. The spending is particularly notable in the Texas Senate race, where the PAC is investing millions to oppose Democratic candidate James Talarico.
Why it matters
The influence of high-profile donors and PACs on election outcomes and the potential for future regulatory conflicts of interest are significant issues in modern US politics.
The trend of political parties and outside groups focusing on trashing their opponents is not a new phenomenon. But America PAC's approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
To monitor America PAC's spending on digital ads and mailers this cycle, our ace team at WIRED has created a live tracker that updates daily and highlights where Musk's political contributions are heading as we enter the waning years of Trump’s second term.
The political stakes are especially high for Republicans this midterms cycle because of the possibility of Democrats taking the majority in the US Senate, should the party flip four battleground races and retain three of the Senate seats it currently holds.
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