As of June 25, 55.1 percent of Americans viewed Elon Musk unfavorably, while 37 percent had a favorable opinion—a sharp shift from early 2024, when the numbers were roughly even, according to Silver Bulletin.

“Musk is still popular among Republicans, but he’s less popular than he used to be and less popular than other Republican figures,” elections analyst Eli McKown-Dawson wrote.

  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 days ago

    He not only did what you describe, but by buying Twitter, he intentionally worked to polarize the entire political base into neat “pro-Trump” and “anti-Trump” camps. Then he finished systematically burning his bridges with both. Amazing work all around.

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      Glad the drugs made him unpredictable. Unlike thiel and bezoa he can’t help but to be an attention whore.