Elon Musk Has Spent More Than $445 Million on the US Midterms
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Episode Elon Musk Has Spent More Than $445 Million on the US Midterms
Amid the news that Elon Musk wants to merge Tesla and SpaceX, he has given $445 million to political races in the US midterms. That makes him one of the biggest-ever contributors in US history. On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura talks to Dana Hull, who covers Musk, and campaign finance reporter Bill Allison, about the impact that money could have on some of the closest races, like the Texas Senate race.
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Host: David Gura; Guests: Dana Hull, Bill Allison; Produced by Julia Press, David Fox, Julia Weaver; Edited by Naomi Shavin; Engineering by Sean Carter.
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- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-23/musk-giving-tops-445-million-in-midterm-election-push-for-gop
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/musk-pours-158-million-into-gop-super-pac-for-texas-senate-race?srnd=undefined
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-20/spacex-profit-beats-estimates-on-big-jump-in-ai-business-revenue
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