Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections
America PAC has not put any money into television ads, which is being handled by other groups, like MAGA Inc., the Trump-affiliated super PAC.Meanwhile, the Senate Republican Conference–affiliated Texas PAC has so far booked the lion's share of television ads.
- ▪America PAC has not put any money into television ads, which is being handled by other groups, like MAGA Inc., the Trump-affiliated super PAC.Meanwhile, the Senate Republican Conference–affiliated Texas PAC has so far booked the lion's shar
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Hugo LowellPoliticsOct 7, 2026 5:00 PMElon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential ElectionsAmerica PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyElon Musk’s America PAC is focusing its war chest on the most consequential Senate races this midterm cycle—and doing so by financing attack ads on Democrats, as voters nationwide sour on the Trump administration’s agenda.The trend of political parties and outside groups focusing on trashing their opponents is not a new phenomenon.
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