Senator John Fetterman attributes the defeat of long-term incumbent Senator Bob Casey to Elon Musk's influence in the state.
As billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk praised Donald Trump at an October rally in Butler and awarded a $1 million check at a town hall in McKees Rocks later that month, he also helped former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick oust long-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey . That’s according to U.S. Sen. John Fetterman , D-Pa., who said Sunday that Mr. Musk’s impact within Pennsylvania’s borders went beyond Trump’s victory in the most populous battleground state and affected the Senate race.
“It’s rare to have a surrogate that has a lot of fanboys and is very compelling to a lot of the demographic that we are losing in, in my party and in Pennsylvania,” Mr. Fetterman said on ABC’s ”This Week. “I really believe that it mattered. We lost Bob Casey for 15,000 votes. And yeah, I’m sure he did move the needle. That’s undeniable.” He said Mr. Musk’s impact went beyond that of a typical surrogate, like Mr. Fetterman was, campaigning for a favored candidate — even beyond the millions of dollars he spent on the presidential campaign. Mr. Musk contributed more than $235 million to his own super PAC, which funded a Pennsylvania statewide tour and a controversial $1 million-a-day giveaway. “Musk and I, we’re in the business, surrogacy is part of it, and sometimes it really has much of an impact,” Mr. Fetterman said. “But I knew that was going to be a special one ... an endorsement and an active one, and I’m not even talking about it as a checkboo
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