Answered from Can Elon Musk Buy His Way Out of a Reckoning? · On with Kara Swisher · 2026-10-29
Kirsten Grind says Texas is crucial to Elon Musk because his homes, his companies and his relationships with state lawmakers are all there, and he relies on those lawmakers and the Texas courts for things his businesses need. Catherine Rampell adds that Ken Paxton is a weak Republican candidate in a race that should never have been close, so Musk's money matters more. Faiz Siddiqui says Musk frames Texas as existential, while James Tallarico uses Musk's unpopularity against him.
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