Musk's super PAC jumps into Florida's special elections

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

March 25, 2025, 8:48 PM EDT


A super PAC tied to billionaire Elon Musk has started spending in two deeply Republican House seats in Florida ahead of next week’s special elections, according to a new campaign finance report.

America PAC, which has not filed a financial disclosure form yet this year but was almost entirely funded by Musk last year, is spending $20,000 on “texting services” to boost Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in the 1st Congressional District and state Sen. Randy Fine in the 6th District, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday night, which was first reported by The New York Times.

America PAC’s spending in the special elections is minimal so far compared with the millions of dollars that have already been spent there. But it is a sign that Musk may be paying attention to the contests, as he continues to ramp up his political engagement while he serves as a key White House adviser. America PAC has also spent millions of dollars on next week’s state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.

Tuesday’s special elections in Florida are taking place in deeply Republican territory. President Donald Trump carried the 1st District by 37 points in November and the 6th District by 30 points, according to election result calculations from the NBC News Decision Desk. Yet House Republican leaders have been sounding the alarm about the 6th District race to replace former GOP Rep. Mike Waltz, who resigned in January to become Trump’s national security adviser.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/musks-super-pac-jumps-floridas-special-elections-rcna198106

[sop]

1. Is Elon also paying Floridians $100 to vote?

[mwooldri]

2. I wouldn't put it past him ... NT

[Bengus81]

4. Why not...nothing happened to him last time and now he's in Wisconsin

doing the same kind of shit.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges,” a move that comes two weeks before the state’s Supreme Court election and after the political action committee made a similar proposal last year in battleground states.

Musk’s political action committee America PAC announced the petition in a post on X on Thursday night. It promises $100 for each Wisconsin voter who signs the petition and another $100 for each signer they refer.

[mdbl]

3. And, of course, Floriduh will fall for it

All the propaganda, hate and stupidity will prevail.

[benfranklin1776]

5. I hope both of our candidates make THIS THE ISSUE

He’s trying to buy the election to stop them from stopping his pillaging our government and taking away our social security and the ability of our government to protect our health, safety and welfare solely to give him and his billionaire sociopath buddies tax breaks! Keep hammering his craven, self enriching involvement in attempting to manipulate these elections! ✊🏼

[bdamomma]

10. Musk needs

To be deported back to South Africa. He's overstepping he was not elected to any office.

[benfranklin1776]

12. Amen to that!

You’re 💯 right!

[sop]

6. "Democrat James Malone just pulled off a narrow victory in a Pennsylvania state Senate special election

in a bright red district where Trump won resoundingly with 57% of the vote last November. The 36th district hasn’t elected a Democrat since it moved from Philadelphia to Lancaster County in 1979, according to Lancaster Online. Malone made Musk and recent events in Washington, DC a central part of his campaign." - Josh Marshall

This bodes well for the Florida special elections.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

7. Can you believe this total degenerate used to build things? nt

[sop]

8. The only thing Elon built was his image as a genius inventor.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

9. He built plenty. Not gonna rewrite history just because he's a criminal now.

The Obama administration was not stupid, and it was an excellent judge of character - as far as practical, anyway.

Which only heightens the mystery and tragedy.

[El Mimbreno]

11. musk can blow all the money he wants...

Just keep starlink and musk's creepy little hackers away from the voting system.