* After flirting last year with forming his own political party, far-right billionaire Elon Musk is funding Republican political candidates once again.
​
Axios reported on Monday that Musk recently made a massive
$10 million donation to bolster Nate Morris, a MAGA candidate
who is vying to replace retiring US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
* Axios described the massive donation, the largest Musk has ever given to a Senate candidate, as “the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms, giving Republicans a formidable weapon in the expensive battle to keep their congressional majorities.”
* Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacted with disgust to the news, and said that Musk’s enormous donation was indicative of a broken campaign finance system.
* “Are we really living in a democracy when the richest man on earth can spend as much as he wants to elect his candidates?” Sanders asked in a social media post.
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“The most important thing our nation can do is end Citizens United
and move to public funding of elections,” he added, referring to
the 2010 Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for unlimited
spending on elections by corporations. “Billionaires can’t be
allowed to buy elections.”
* Democratic Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap, currently running to represent Maine’s second congressional district, also denounced Musk for throwing his weight around to buy politicians.
* “Billionaires buy our elections, rig the tax code, and undermine our democracy,” wrote Dunlap. “Working people deserve a government that works for them—not for billionaires like Elon Musk.”
* Musk is no stranger to spending big to help elect Republicans, having spent more than $250 million in 2024 to help secure President Donald Trump’s victory.
Highthere_90 on
Musk did this all through the presidential run and nothing happened.
RamonaQ-JunieB on
Bernie spitting out facts.
loot_scooper on
Billionaires are openly bribing members on the SCOTUS
Oily_Fan on
In case anyone was wondering, $10 million to Elon Musk is the equivalent of someone who has $100,000 donating $1.67 to a political campaign.
Elon Musk is literally buying election influence with his pocket change
ImLikeReallySmart on
So you mean Musk was full of shit when he said he was backing congressional Republicans in 2022 simply because balancing the executive branch was the most important thing to him?
justtakeapill on
I’m surprised Musk hasn’t been arrested for Ketamine possession.
transcriptoin_error on
Musk is a criminal immigrant. He should be denaturalized and deported to a Trump concentration camp.
JayHill74 on
Nope, we don’t live in a democracy in the USA and haven’t in decades.
bytemage on
The rich have always had unjust influence in politics. Now they are very blatant about it.
Ckc1972 on
Hopefully Musk is as successful as he was in the 2025 Wisconsin supreme court race he spent millions on: not at all successful.
FluffyPantsMcGee on
No, you aren’t living in a democracy. Not if you can buy this kind of influence.
nikkothirty on
That sounds more like a plutocracy.
Just-Nobody24 on
See? This is what the Republicans are doing behind the scenes, while everyone is distracted with hammering Trump.
movalca1 on
If we are lucky, France will throw him in prison.
nykatkat on
Blame Citizen’s United. Corporations are people too and money is speech so the more you have the louder your voice.
Maxpowerxp on
People who still voting republican….
rainman_104 on
Yep. So buying a Tesla is buying an election for a maga senator. Take notice if there was ever any doubt.
veryjudgely on
The problem is that Supreme Court made this type of bribery legal.
sakumar on
There was a time when this wasn’t allowed. A person could donate at most about $2000 to a campaign.
Then the Supreme Court came along and created a whopper of a loophole. Corporations had First Amendment “free speech” rights, they said. They couldn’t directly donate to a campaign, but they could put unlimited funds in a Political Action Committee tied to a candidate or party.
After that politicians didn’t care about polls or the will of the people. With that kind of money they could mold public perception any way they wanted come election time. So all they cared about is to keep the PAC money flowing in.
turb0_encapsulator on
Peter Thiel owns Vice President JD Vance
alius_stultus on
‘Are We Really Living in a Democracy?’
No
Dismal-Bullfrog-7851 on
It’s honestly depressing how normalized this has become. When someone can drop millions like it’s nothing while regular people struggle, it shows how broken our system really is. The fact that this kind of spending gets labeled as free speech instead of what it actually is – buying political influence – tells you everything you need to know. They’re not even pretending anymore that it’s a fair playing field. This isn’t democracy, it’s just legalized corruption where money talks louder than votes.
unaskthequestion on
We briefly had a chance for campaign finance reform McCain – Feingold was a start and could have been built upon. Instead the SC tore it apart and together with Citizens United, opened the door even wider to this kind of blatant corruption.
Conscious_Courage_26 on
If he can donate this kind of money he sure could afford to pay his fair share in taxes
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* After flirting last year with forming his own political party, far-right billionaire Elon Musk is funding Republican political candidates once again.
​
Axios reported on Monday that Musk recently made a massive
$10 million donation to bolster Nate Morris, a MAGA candidate
who is vying to replace retiring US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
* Axios described the massive donation, the largest Musk has ever given to a Senate candidate, as “the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms, giving Republicans a formidable weapon in the expensive battle to keep their congressional majorities.”
* Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacted with disgust to the news, and said that Musk’s enormous donation was indicative of a broken campaign finance system.
* “Are we really living in a democracy when the richest man on earth can spend as much as he wants to elect his candidates?” Sanders asked in a social media post.
​
“The most important thing our nation can do is end Citizens United
and move to public funding of elections,” he added, referring to
the 2010 Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for unlimited
spending on elections by corporations. “Billionaires can’t be
allowed to buy elections.”
* Democratic Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap, currently running to represent Maine’s second congressional district, also denounced Musk for throwing his weight around to buy politicians.
* “Billionaires buy our elections, rig the tax code, and undermine our democracy,” wrote Dunlap. “Working people deserve a government that works for them—not for billionaires like Elon Musk.”
* Musk is no stranger to spending big to help elect Republicans, having spent more than $250 million in 2024 to help secure President Donald Trump’s victory.
Musk did this all through the presidential run and nothing happened.
Bernie spitting out facts.
Billionaires are openly bribing members on the SCOTUS
In case anyone was wondering, $10 million to Elon Musk is the equivalent of someone who has $100,000 donating $1.67 to a political campaign.
Elon Musk is literally buying election influence with his pocket change
So you mean Musk was full of shit when he said he was backing congressional Republicans in 2022 simply because balancing the executive branch was the most important thing to him?
I’m surprised Musk hasn’t been arrested for Ketamine possession.
Musk is a criminal immigrant. He should be denaturalized and deported to a Trump concentration camp.
Nope, we don’t live in a democracy in the USA and haven’t in decades.
The rich have always had unjust influence in politics. Now they are very blatant about it.
Hopefully Musk is as successful as he was in the 2025 Wisconsin supreme court race he spent millions on: not at all successful.
No, you aren’t living in a democracy. Not if you can buy this kind of influence.
That sounds more like a plutocracy.
See? This is what the Republicans are doing behind the scenes, while everyone is distracted with hammering Trump.
If we are lucky, France will throw him in prison.
Blame Citizen’s United. Corporations are people too and money is speech so the more you have the louder your voice.
People who still voting republican….
Yep. So buying a Tesla is buying an election for a maga senator. Take notice if there was ever any doubt.
The problem is that Supreme Court made this type of bribery legal.
There was a time when this wasn’t allowed. A person could donate at most about $2000 to a campaign.
Then the Supreme Court came along and created a whopper of a loophole. Corporations had First Amendment “free speech” rights, they said. They couldn’t directly donate to a campaign, but they could put unlimited funds in a Political Action Committee tied to a candidate or party.
After that politicians didn’t care about polls or the will of the people. With that kind of money they could mold public perception any way they wanted come election time. So all they cared about is to keep the PAC money flowing in.
Peter Thiel owns Vice President JD Vance
‘Are We Really Living in a Democracy?’
No
It’s honestly depressing how normalized this has become. When someone can drop millions like it’s nothing while regular people struggle, it shows how broken our system really is. The fact that this kind of spending gets labeled as free speech instead of what it actually is – buying political influence – tells you everything you need to know. They’re not even pretending anymore that it’s a fair playing field. This isn’t democracy, it’s just legalized corruption where money talks louder than votes.
We briefly had a chance for campaign finance reform McCain – Feingold was a start and could have been built upon. Instead the SC tore it apart and together with Citizens United, opened the door even wider to this kind of blatant corruption.
If he can donate this kind of money he sure could afford to pay his fair share in taxes