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Politics17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million

The article mocks Musk for spending nearly $500 million on midterm elections without stopping Texas Democrat James Talarico from defeating Musk-backed Ken Paxton with 55 percent of the vote. It blames X for insulating Musk from ordinary voters and points to data-center opposition and the prospect of investigations by newly elected officials as political risks.

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17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million
17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 millionPolitics