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easong's avatar

As the late independent presidential candidate (1992), businessman Ross Perot might have opined, that giant sucking sound you hear is GOP votes being lost to the benefit of Democratic candidates. Ask Bill Clinton.

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Kathy Davidson's avatar

I’d love elon to cause some chaos!! We could use that for some “good trouble”!

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eric's avatar

Fuck that guy

Never forget that nazi salute

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Diane Battista's avatar

Exactly

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, but nevertheless can be a useful idiot.

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Leu2500's avatar

Ineffective. Takes too long (midterm election is over 1 year away.). He should have taken Rick Wilson’s advice to use his control of twitter to defeat Trump.

Yeah, Trump will try to cancel his contracts. But that’s hard to do. & the govt has to pay termination costs. Then there’s litigation. See the A-12.

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Meeri Pearson's avatar

Can we please cancel this soap opera?! It's been running for 10+ years and I don't think the ratings will improve... S.O.S.

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Sundependence's avatar

For a good laugh check out Elon’s Boring Company. Having failed at Hyperloop, he wants to bore a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean to join US and Europe for $20T. Genius my foot. Wee eee ooh

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elliott oberman's avatar

Just remember this, Trump and the Maga Republicans, will take advantage of the most invulnerable people in the US, the low income, hungry children and the seniors , people on disability, veterans, the sick who won't have health care, now you tell me, what good is that going to do for the citizens' of thee United States of America? Forget about Musk, he's going down with tesla!

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Irascible Ink's avatar

And then blame them for not having enough boot straps.

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Andy Kotlarz's avatar

Musk's new party is a nothingburger.

The political earthquake will happen when Bernie Sanders, AOC, Jasmine Crockett, et al announce a new party, independent of the Democrats. Perhaps even with an alliance with the Lincoln Party.

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Berble's avatar

Democrats better get their sh*t together in short order. Let fresh new voices into the party. Come up with a main platform other than "they're worse." As well as getting rid insider trading. And really speak to all people not just niche groups. Carney had it right when he said buckle up its going to get bumpy but we will all be better for it period.

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Mo Khan's avatar

We have seen this before. He will just gather everyone up that should have gone to Democrats and when the election is run here at the last minute, he will throw his party in with the Republicans.

Since we have seen that before I would suggest we just ignore him if he wants to do a little damage on the emergency can but we need to recruit in and make it clear that if you wanted to defeat Trump, you need to be with Democratsand Democrats need to have good policies of populism exactly what our project 2026 and project 2028 will be.

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Politics And Aphrodisiacs's avatar

Let’s jump into the future and by some miracle Musk managed to pull a 3rd party together and be victorious. This is what we’d get. We’d have a drug addict POTUS who can’t string a coherent sentence together even when straight. We’d be jumping from one nonsensical idea no one can follow to the next. Children would definitely be in the White House again, dozens of them by Musk’s various baby mamas and they’d all have names that would make for a good guessing game on pronunciation. Sounds like a whole lot of fun and would do wonders for our tattered status in the world. Thankfully none of this will happen. Elon is a crackpot who is all talk and no action. The MAGAS wouldn’t be able to make heads or tails of what he’s talking about let alone vote for him, and the rest of us who aren’t dumb hate him. Doesn’t make for a winning combination does it.

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Tamie Swain's avatar

“A” is for A$$hat

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Stephen ONeill's avatar

Yes, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" as long as it helps to desteroy MAGA and Trump. Use it...with caution.

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Cath Millage's avatar

Trump and Musk have been behaving like spatting 7th grade schoolgirls. But worse of course, with power and wealth used as serious weapons to flail against each other. Perhaps as you say, Dean, some of the MAGAs might be separated from the herd by the America Party. However, if the tRump régime follows the intent of Project 2025, the next elections will look very different anyway.❤️🇨🇦

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Cindy's avatar

Not fair to schoolgirls!

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Barbara Levick's avatar

It will be interesting to see who he comes up with as his presidential candidate given that he's not eligible.

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