Republicans are in trouble and Elon Musk is trying to bail them out. Since July, the world's richest man has infused $276 million into the midterm elections, trying to help Republicans win. About $158 million of that went to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC which does pretty much what you'd imagine. He donated $76 million to America PAC, a super PAC he started in 2024, which has a "sprawling canvassing program to try to turn out hard-to-reach Republican voters" per The New York Times. He also donated $20 million to the super PAC that aims to elect Republicans to the House; $10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, which is supporting Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas against James Talarico (who has been polling rather well for a Democrat); $10 million to the Republican Governors Association; and $2 million to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
A Fox News poll conducted in late September had Talarico getting 51 percent of likely voters to Paxton's 49, and a YouGov poll had Talarico up six, 50 to 44. The larger map isn't much better for the GOP. Republicans are hoping to defy projections that they'll lose the House, and the Senate is considered a toss-up. Musk's infusion of cash is much-needed.
