Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a political endorsement as the midterm election looms large, urging Americans to vote Republican so that power is shared in Washington amid Democrat control of the White House.
Musk addressed his remarks to voters who may have not yet made up their minds about how they’re going to vote on Nov. 8 or might be open to changing their minds.
“To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk said in a post on Twitter.
The endorsement comes as little surprise as Musk said earlier that, while he had in the past voted Democrat, he would now be voting for Republicans, blaming Democrats for sowing division….