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The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Te
The Hill
What the coverage shows
All four outlets frame the story as a tight Texas Senate race reaching its final stretch, with Al Jazeera, CBS News and Fox News all emphasizing last appeals or voters still split. Vox diverges by splitting its coverage into two angles: one on why the race is so close, and another on the masculinity-focused attacks surrounding Talarico. CBS News alone foregrounds voter interviews, while Fox News adds the “comes down to the wire” framing in its headline.
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