Elon Musk Boosts Ken Paxton

Elon MuskElon MuskAmerican businessman (born 1971) gave $158 million in September to the Senate Leadership FundSenate Leadership FundAmerican political action committee, federal filings showed. The Republican super PAC sent matching amounts the next day to a Texas PAC supporting Republican Ken PaxtonKen PaxtonCandidate for US Senate and opposing Democrat James TalaricoJames TalaricoCandidate for US Senate. That money lands in a close Texas Senate race, where polls have put the candidates near even. Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the primary, but his impeachment and later acquittal have fueled doubts about November. A spokesperson for Musk’s America PAC said Democratic wins could make the country “socialist, woke and borderless.” Talarico raised a record $64 million in the third quarter, largely from small donors. The Nov. 3 election could help determine Senate control.