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6 November 2026

Musk donated millions to pro-data centre midterm candidates – and it backfired

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Musk donated millions to pro-data centre midterm candidates – and it backfired

Nowhere were Elon Musk's losses greater than in in his home state of Texas, which flipped to the Democrats at this year's midterms in an electoral bloodbath.

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