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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88411, member: 27"]
Elon Musk donated $5 million to Thune's super PAC and then immediately started trashing him online for not ramming through a voter-ID bill that doesn't even have the votes to pass.

Musk's obsessive SAVE Act campaign
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[*]Elon Musk posted about the SAVE America Act over 100 times this year.
[*]He called failure to pass it "high treason" against Americans.
[*]Musk urged his 237 million followers to flood Thune's offices.
[*]His crusade is fueled by debunked noncitizen-voting conspiracy theories.
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Thune is stuck in an impossible spot
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[*]John Thune lacks the 60 votes needed to beat a filibuster.
[*]He refuses to nuke filibuster rules for a party-line vote.
[*]Thune has complained about paid influencers pressuring the Senate.
[*]Not enough Republican senators would support the nuclear option anyway.
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The relationship curdled fast
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[*]Musk and Thune toured a Tesla factory together in January.
[*]Five days later, Musk started amplifying attacks on Thune online.
[*]He reposted messages calling Thune corrupt and spineless.
[*]They haven't spoken since that January factory visit.
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Musk's political loyalty is wildly erratic
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[*]He bankrolled Republicans massively during the 2024 election cycle.
[*]Musk quit the party last year and floated a third-party idea.
[*]He quietly rekindled ties with Trump by the fall afterward.
[*]Midterm spending may hinge on how senators vote on this bill.
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