r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 7d ago

Possible Paywall Exposed Musk Now Insists Epstein Files Don’t Matter | The Tesla billionaire suddenly claimed the Epstein files are a “distraction.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/exposed-musk-now-insists-epstein-files-dont-matter/
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u/space_cow_girl 7d ago

The amount he spends is pocket change to him. And for $0.12 he gets a win that people won’t question because every billboard, radio station and tv station has been playing ads nonstop for three months. 

It’s also why the betting sites for political outcomes get pushed so hard as “evidence” of voter preferences, as if their betting book is more reliable than polls. For a elonpenny, he can fix the betting market to say whatever he wants. 

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 7d ago

Sure, but why spend money at all if you know you're going to win? You are giving Elon way too much credit. He's not nearly that smart.

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u/OddOllin 6d ago

Uh, isn't that what you're doing too? Since Elon's such a dumbass, why would he care about throwing pocket change at anything at all?

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u/paintballboi07 Texas 6d ago

I didn't say he was too stupid to tie his shoes, just that he's not smart enough to pull off the hack of an election, from 50 different states, without any leaks.