Elon Musk's preferred US midterm candidates, including Ken Paxton and Vivek Ramaswamy, lost almost everywhere; Musk spent ~$446M, a record for a non-candidate (Calder Mchugh/Politico)

Calder Mchugh / Politico:
Elon Musk's preferred US midterm candidates, including Ken Paxton and Vivek Ramaswamy, lost almost everywhere; Musk spent ~$446M, a record for a non-candidate — Plans for buildout of data centers across Texas in doubt after Democrats won a surprise sweep.