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Elon Musk and Tech Industry Spent Millions on Midterms Only to Lose
WIRED politics team breaks down how Democrats flipped both the House and the Senate while major investments from Elon Musk and Big Tech fell flat.
During a special midterms episode of WIRED's Uncanny Valley podcast, journalists discussed how more than $400 million poured into politics by Elon Musk's super PAC largely came up empty. Democrats successfully flipped both the House and the Senate, blowing past expectations. Key races saw surprising losses for candidates heavily backed by Donald Trump, such as in South Carolina and Mississippi. Additionally, voters restricted 39 out of 40 data center ballot measures during the elections.
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