Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, has campaigned in support of Trump.
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, has campaigned in support of Trump.Judge denies Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's request to block Elon Musk's giveaway
"The reason I'm here in person is because Pennsylvania is so important to the future of the world," Musk told a crowd last month in Folsom, a Philadelphia suburb of about 8,500 people. Michael Kang, a law professor at Northwestern University who focuses on campaign finance, said Musk's efforts would not make a significant impact but could still be decisive since the state is so close.
To enter the sweepstake, individuals has to sign a petition circulated by Musk's America PAC that pledged support for the First and Second Amendments. The only people eligible to sign are registered voters in seven key swing states, the America PAC website says. "It's such a close state. You throw anything at the wall and hope it works. But I'm not convinced," Ray La Raja, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, told ABC News.
In his town hall events and social media posts, Musk has also spread misleading claims casting doubt on the legitimacy of the election. Speaking in Philadelphia last month, Musk baselessly accused Democrats of sending undocumented immigrants to the state to cast illegal ballots. Noncitizen voting is illegal and extraordinarily rare.
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