
Elon Musk Spent Nearly $500 Million on the Midterms and Lost Big — Now His AI Empire Faces a New Threat
Elon Musk invested nearly half a billion dollars in the 2026 US midterm elections, hoping to strengthen Republican political influence. But the results delivered a major setback. Democrats made significant gains, Texas changed political direction, and communities across the country pushed back against large AI data center projects. Now, Musk's growing AI ambitions face a new challenge that money alone may not solve.
