Big Tech's $600 million midterm campaign falls flat as Musk and Silicon Valley spend fails
Heavy political spending by tech executives and Elon Musk failed to stop a Democratic wave driven partly by anger at AI and data centers.
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- CNBCWhat Wall Street billionaires are saying about Democrats' midterm sweep
- Fortune‘He basically gets to steer a political party’: Elon Musk is $474 million poorer post-election, but it may not have deterred his influence on 2028
- Business InsiderBusiness leaders react as a 'blunami' sweeps America
- The GuardianElon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop
- The Washington PostMusk threw his fortune at the midterms. Voters handed him a stunning defeat.
- POLITICO.euElon Musk suffers major blow in US midterms
- BBCElon Musk's record spending on Republicans failed in fierce midterms
- YahooElon Musk Crashes Out, Deletes Posts After Becoming Midterms’ Biggest Loser
- Rolling StoneThe Midterms’ Biggest Loser Is Elon Musk
- The Times of IndiaElon Musk's nearly $500 million US midterm gamble backfires: Tesla, SpaceX stocks take a hit
- MSNMidterm Takeaways: Tech billionaires suffer horrible night as Democrats drub Republicans