How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections

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Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.

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How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections

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