WorldABC News & HeadlinesElon Musk has a lot to lose at US midterms as pollsters tip blue wave
Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known donor in the US midterm elections, pouring around $442 million into Republican groups as Democrats look set to flip the House.
As the US midterm elections approach, the trillionaire SpaceX and Tesla boss is making an expensive foray back into politicking.
Elon Musk has become the largest known donor in the upcoming US midterm elections despite earlier saying he wanted to stay out of politics.
Musk has sunk about $US442 million into Republican groups, with at least $US158 million going to a Texas Senate race where Republican Ken Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico.
Forecasters say the House is all but certain to flip to Democrats, which would put Musk's business interests under much greater congressional scrutiny.
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