Musk's $446M Midterm Blitz Fails to Secure GOP Wins
A record‑breaking spend by the SpaceX and Tesla CEO did not translate into victories for the candidates he backed.
Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla chief, set a record for midterm election spending, pouring at least $446 million into Republican‑aligned Super Pacs and targeting key Senate races to aid the Trump administration’s effort to keep Congress under Republican control.
Despite the historic outlay, the candidates he backed lost, and analysts called the spending a poor investment, even as tech billionaires set a record amount on the midterms.
The results show critical cracks in the so‑called “manosphere,” with young men, a key voting bloc that helped President Trump return to the White House in 2024, now swinging away, according to NBC News.
Original reporting
The Guardian
Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop
The tech billionaire set spending record as he poured $446m into campaigns for failed Republican candidates Elon Musk set a record for election spending this year after pouring nearly half a billion dollars into backing Republicans in the US midterm elections. It turned out to be a poor investment. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO contributed at least $446m to Republican-aligned Super Pacs and groups over the course of the elections, specifically targeting several key Senate races in an effort to help the Trump administration retain Republican control of Congress. He outdid his own 2024 spending of…
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Tech moguls suffer defeat as midterm results show young men swinging away from Trump
Young men, a key voting block that helped President Trump return to the White House in 2024, are now swinging away from him even after tech billionaires spent a record amount on midterms. The results show critical cracks in the so-called "manosphere." NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
- Elon Musk set a record for election spending in the US midterm elections.
- Elon Musk contributed at least $446 million to Republican-aligned Super Pacs and groups over the course of the elections.
- Musk's spending targeted several key Senate races to help the Trump administration retain Republican control of Congress.
- Musk outdid his own 2024 spending.
- The candidates Musk backed lost, according to The Guardian, which called the spending a poor investment.
- Tech billionaires spent a record amount on the midterms, according to NBC News.
- Young men, a key voting bloc that helped President Trump return to the White House in 2024, are swinging away from him, according to NBC News.
- The results show critical cracks in the so-called "manosphere." — reported by NBC News' Julie Tsirkin.
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