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Elon Musk’s $7 Million Spending for Jon Husted Raises Questions About Big Tech’s Political Influence

Elon Musk’s $7 Million Spending for Jon Husted Raises Questions About Big Tech’s Political Influence

Elon Musk is directing more than $7 million toward efforts to re-elect Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio, raising fresh concerns about the influence of wealthy technology executives over American politics and the future of artificial intelligence regulation. According to an October 19 report by the Ohio Capital Journal, Musk was channeling the money through independent political organizations supporting Husted’s campaign. The disclosure comes as Husted faces a competitive Senate race against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. While outside political spending is legal under federal campaign finance rules, the scale of Musk’s financial…
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Ohio’s Senate Race: Jon Husted and the Disaster of Trump’s War on Iran

Ohio’s Senate Race: Jon Husted and the Disaster of Trump’s War on Iran

I have watched Jon Husted for some time now. I find his political persona utterly repellent. He presents himself as a sober, moderate voice from the heartland. Nevertheless, his voting record reveals a deeply troubling reality. On September 24, the Senate considered a war powers resolution aimed at ending Trump’s War on Iran. That measure would have directed Trump to end it. The resolution failed by a single vote, 49 to 50. Husted was the fiftieth vote. He had told Politico just two days earlier that the war “needs to come to an end as quickly as possible”. Yet, when…
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