Musk Money for Paxton Becomes Ammunition for Talarico

Description: Elon Musk's America PAC has spent $31.6 million on the Texas Senate race, in addition to $181 million spent by a different Musk-funded PAC. #politics #texas #election #trump #news #usa

Democratic challenger James Talarico is using Musk's spending as a line of attack, saying "Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas" and framing the race as working people versus the wealthy.

Musk is also using his social media platform to bash Talarico, making personal insults and amplifying baseless theories about the Democrat's health and policies.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/elon-musk-s-texas-senate-race-donations-play-into-james-talarico-s-hand

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