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The largest political donor in US history, Elon Musk, is warning that Democratic victories in the midterms could seal a 'permanent one-party state' and the end of democracy in America.
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victories → take → America
In a Friday morning post on his social media app X, Musk declared that his 'biggest concern' if Democrats take the House of Representatives and the Senate is the creation of a liberal supermajority that will never be undone.
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that → declare → supermajority
He also outlined three scenarios that could play out should Democrats gain control of the Capitol.
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Democrats → outline → Capitol
First, he warned that if Democrats win they would immediately grant statehood to Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, thereby giving liberals additional seats in Congress that would almost certainly give them an advantage for the foreseeable future.
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that → warn → future
Even with 60 votes in the Senate - a highly unlikely prospect - Democrats would not be able to push forward such dramatic changes with President Trump in the White House for two more years.
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Democrats → push → years
He also said the Democrats will 'open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority,' of likely left-leaning voters.
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Democrats → say → voters
Democrats have backed a path to citizenship for long-term undocumented immigrants, paired with tougher border security, but no major Democratic proposal calls for open borders.
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proposal → back → borders
Finally, Democrats would push to increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain a majority over the predominantly conservative bench, the tech executive warned.
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executive → push → bench
Tesla executive Elon Musk wrote on Friday that if Democrats win the House and Senate in the midterm elections that it would mean the 'end of democracy'
Musk, both the world's richest man and the largest donor to US politics in the modern era, has given away over $735 million to primarily Republicans in the last three years
This is an idea some leading Democrats have championed in recent months, as they argue Republicans stole seats by blocking Merrick Garland in 2016 and rushing through Amy Coney Barrett in 2020.
'This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word,' Musk declared.
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Musk → write → word
'That is why you should vote for Republican senators this election.
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you → vote → senators
Other reasons are irrelevant compared to this one.'
To prevent the dire outcome, Musk said that Republicans must hold at least 51 Senate seats following the 2028 presidential election.
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Republicans → compare → election
Putting his money where his mouth is, the world's richest man has donated close to half a billion dollars to 2026 elections.
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man → put → elections
According to federal filings, Musk has contributed over $445 million to federal political committees through mid-October.
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Musk → accord → October
That is over double the approximately $177 million contributed by Democratic megadonor George Santos during the 2022 midterm cycle - when he held the title for largest individual political donor.
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he → contribute → donor
When combined with the nearly $300 million Musk donated mostly to Republicans in the 2024 election, the Tesla founder's total donations over the past few years reach over $735 million.
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donations → combine → million
'The Democrats intend to cement one-party rule forever and make 'democracy' meaningless, as they have done in California,' Musk wrote Friday on X.
Democrats are heavily favored to win both the House of Representatives and the Senate, according to the latest data from prediction market Kalshi.
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Democrats have a 92 percent chance of winning the House and a 70 percent chance of winning the Senate, according to the Kalshi data.
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Across the map, from Alaska to Texas and as far as Maine, Republicans appear underwater.
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Republicans → appear → Maine
Mary Peltola, James Talarico and Troy Jackson all hold leads over their Republican opponents in the latest surveys, though many are within the margin of error, meaning the races could go either way.
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races → hold → error
As endangered Republicans look to Trump for support, he has been crisscrossing the nation, holding rallies to bolster the chances of GOP candidates across the board.
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he → look → board
On Friday, Trump will head to a rally in deep-red Daytona Beach, Florida, an area the president won by over 20 points in 2024.
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president → head → 2024
The president has been making campaign stops solely in ruby red districts and has forgone the more contested areas.
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president → make → areas
Even while visiting swing states such as Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and more recent additions Kansas and Iowa, the president has opted to visit Republican strongholds while eschewing purple swing districts.
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president → visit → districts
The strategy indicates that he is prioritizing areas where Republicans are on defense, rather than going on offense selling his MAGA message to independents.
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Republicans → indicate → independents
As the races come down to the wire, Trump's campaign schedule has been tumultuous with cancellations and rescheduling.
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schedule → come → cancellations
Earlier this week, the president canceled two stops scheduled for Iowa and Kansas.
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president → cancel → Iowa
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