Elon 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.
\n\nThe trend of political parties and outside groups focusing on trashing their opponents is not a new phenomenon. But America PAC's approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
\n\nTo monitor America PAC's spending on digital ads and mailers this cycle, our ace team at WIRED has created a live tracker that updates daily and highlights where Musk's political contributions are heading as we enter the waning years of Trump’s second term.
\n\nThe political stakes are especially high for Republicans this midterms cycle because of the possibility of Democrats taking the majority in the US Senate, should the party flip four battleground races and retain three of the Senate seats it currently holds.
\n\nFor Musk, the implications of a Democratic-controlled Senate would also be far-reaching, as he personally could become the target of congressional investigations, while his companies might be affected by bills related to tech and AI regulation.
\n\nFor the…
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