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time.com Oct 13 • 7:10 AM EDT

How Elon Musk Learned to Love Political Spending Again

The SpaceX CEO has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July.

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https://time.com/article/2026/10/13/elon-musk-political-campaign-spending-trump-republicans/
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