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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Twitter Inc proprietor Elon Musk, the world’s richest individual, on Monday really helpful that voters choose Republican candidates for the U.S. Congress in Tuesday’s midterm election.
“To independent-minded voters: Shared energy curbs the worst excesses of each events, subsequently I like to recommend voting for a Republican Congress, provided that the presidency is Democratic,” Musk mentioned on Twitter.
Since Musk’s takeover of Twitter, civil rights teams have criticized the Tesla (NASDAQ:) CEO’s stance on content material moderation over his absolutist free speech stance, which they anticipate to extend the amount of misinformation and hate speech on the platform.
President Joe Biden’s Democrats face a steep battle to retain management of Congress in Tuesday’s vote.
Nonpartisan election forecasters and polls counsel Republicans have a really sturdy likelihood of profitable a Home majority, with management of the Senate more likely to be nearer fought.
Musk has beforehand mentioned he would vote for Republicans however says he backs moderates on either side of the aisle.
“Hardcore Democrats or Republicans by no means vote for the opposite facet, so impartial voters are those who truly resolve who’s in cost!”, Musk added on Twitter.