# Musk bet big on Texas, but Democrats are now in charge

https://mins.news/en/video/129953

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 01:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UTHOHAoFNk

> Republicans suffered a landslide defeat, and Texas elected its first Democratic governor. Musk was among the biggest losers of the US midterms despite not being on the ballot, after spending nearly half a billion dollars to support Republican candidates nationwide.

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