Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) pointed out that Elon Musk's activities in Pennsylvania would positively influence Trump in the state.
Transcript via CNN:
TAPPER: Shortly before the election, you predicted on this show that the results would be close, but that Kamala Harris
and the Democrats would ultimately win Pennsylvania. She – that obviously didn't happen.
You won in Pennsylvania by appealing not only to people in urban centers like Philly and Pittsburgh, but also to working people in red counties who voted for Trump This time. Is the Democratic Party still the party of the working class?
FETTERMAN: Well, of course.
But I have described the situation and now I have already claimed that it will be incredibly tight. And I also claimed that Trump is the strongest he has been in the three cycles there. And now things happened that were really unique, the assassination in Butler. That's 45 minutes from where we're sitting, and then Musk arrives. Musk is not just a typical substitute. We are all in this situation. We are all in this business. We have surrogate mothers. We have recommendations. And a lot of them often don't play a big role, but now Musk got really active and was described as moving to Pennsylvania.
And I think that helped tip the balance. So Trump came in in the strongest position, and he carried Pennsylvania and all the swing states. That's what reflects that he was in a strong position, that there will be a lot of hot decisions. There were a lot of hot opinions leading up to this election.
Musk's illegal lottery and misinformation advertising in the state of Pennsylvania definitely had some effect. It's doubtful they got Trump voters to the polls, but they definitely could have reduced Democratic turnout in key parts of the state. Elon Musk wasn't the reason Trump won Pennsylvania. The lack of Democratic turnout was the reason Trump won Pennsylvania, but according to Senator Fetterman, Musk was a factor in Pennsylvania.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also White House press secretary and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor's degree in political science. His thesis focused on public policy with an emphasis on social reform movements.
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