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If Republicans win the midterms, Elon Musk’s money may be why
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has plowed nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle, a spending spree that makes him the single, largest disclosed donor in modern American politics and one of the Republican Party’s largest-ever benefactors.
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It’s no mystery this election year which party the American oligarchy favors. The top 10 individual donors to the midterm elections, all of them billionaires, have thus far contributed a combined $1.2 billion, according to an October 23 Washington Post analysis .
Elon Musk donated $5 million Tuesday to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign days before the midterm elections. Abbott raked in $26 million in a 30-day reporting […]
Republican megadonors are motivated by crypto and AI this midterm cycle. Among the top 10 donors for the 2026 midterm elections, eight are pushing for Republican control of Congress. The top 40 donors gave over $2.
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has plowed nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle, a spending spree that makes him the single, largest disclosed donor in modern American politics and one of the Republican Party’s largest-ever benefactors.
The world’s richest person is opening his deep pockets to bolster Republican candidates in the midterms after seeing his wealth surge since befriending Donald Trump.
The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Te…
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