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The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

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The GuardianThe staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
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The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen…

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