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Elon Musk has the ‘influence' to affect members of Congress to join his theoretical new party

Elon Musk has the ‘influence' to affect members of Congress to join his theoretical new party

Sky News AU2 days ago
University of California Professor of Political Science Louis DeSipio says billionaire Elon Musk's threat to form a new political party is because he 'just wants to be in the limelight'.
'Mr Musk, if he chose to, could influence a couple of key races,' Mr DeSipio told Sky News Australia.
'If Mr Musk really wanted to have some effect, he could target a handful of members of Congress and flip control to the Democrats.'
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