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Billionaire Elon Musk donated $158 million last month to the main super PAC supporting Senate Republicans, which almost immediately sent the money to a group that supports GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
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that → donate → filings
Republicans are fighting to hold on to the Texas Senate seat, as polls point to a tight race between Paxton and Democratic opponent James Talarico.
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polls → fight → Paxton
The assist from Musk — along with tens of millions of dollars in donations to other groups — marks a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man, who spent over
backing President Trump and other Republican candidates in 2024.Musk donated $75 million to the Senate Leadership Fund PAC on Sept. 9, and $83 million two weeks later, the group reported Thursday.
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group → mark → Sept.
Combined, the two super-sized donations from Musk made up more than half of the super PAC's total receipts in the third quarter of this year.
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donations → combine → year
One day after each donation, the Senate Leadership Fund PAC disbursed the same amount to Texas PAC.
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PAC → disburse → PAC
That group reported over $100 million in pro-Paxton and anti-Talarico spending.
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group → report → spending
Musk also donated more than $80 million from July to September to his own group, America PAC, which was the primary vehicle for his political giving in 2024.
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which → donate → 2024
The group reported spending on the Texas Senate contest and several other competitive congressional races.
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group → report → contest
Musk — who has strongly criticized Talarico in recent weeks — is a resident of Texas, and his largest companies, SpaceX and Tesla, base many of their operations in the state.
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companies → criticize → state
Talarico is attempting to become the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Texas in more than three decades.
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Talarico → attempt → decades
He has sought to capitalize on Paxton's history of scandal, and on still-lingering divides among Texas Republicans after Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in a bitter primary contest earlier this year.
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Paxton → seek → contest
Paxton and his allies, including Mr. Trump, have argued Talarico is too far to the left for Texas' electorate.
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Talarico → include → electorate
Most recent polls show Talarico with a within-the-margin-of-error lead.
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polls → show → lead
If Paxton loses the seat, it could deal a serious blow to Republicans' efforts to hold on to the Senate.
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it → lose → Senate
After Musk
in the 2024 cycle, it was initially unclear whether he planned to spend similar sums in future elections.
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he → plan → elections
His stint leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency ended with him briefly feuding with the president, and he that he planned to scale back his political spending, joking during one interview, "I think I've done enough."America
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I → lead → enough
PAC spokesperson Andrew Romeo said in a statement to CBS News: "If Democrats take control of Washington and win key gubernatorial and attorney general races this November, then America risks becoming a socialist, woke and borderless country.
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America → say → races
These robust investments have allowed the G.O.P. apparatus to get its message out so Republicans can have a fighting chance to defy history."
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Republicans → allow → history
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