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Trump defeats Harris by landslide in Musk’s poll on X Trump defeats Harris by landslide in Musk’s poll on X
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The billionaire ran his own “super unscientific” vote on his social media platformThe billionaire ran his own “super unscientific” vote on his social media platform
Former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump has resoundingly trounced his Democrat competitor for the November election, Kamala Harris, in a poll which billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk ran on X (formerly Twitter). Former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump has resoundingly beaten his Democrat rival Kamala Harris in an online poll conducted by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter).
Vice President Harris accepted her party’s official nomination earlier in August after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race; she later tapped Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Harris accepted her party’s official nomination earlier in August after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race; she later tapped Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate.
On Tuesday, Elon Musk ran his own, smaller election on X. On Tuesday, Musk posted “Since a lot of people have asked, here goes a super unscientific poll.” 
“Since a lot of people have asked, here goes a super unscientific poll,” the billionaire posted on his account. According to the results as of Wednesday, of the 5.8 million votes, almost three quarters of respondents indicated they would vote for Trump in November, while just over a quarter want to see Harris elected.
According to the results as of Wednesday, out of the 5.8 million votes, almost three quarters would vote for Trump in November, while more than a quarter would see Harris elected. Last week Musk interviewed Trump on his X Spaces platform, where they engaged in “unscripted” dialogue with “no limits,” according to Musk; the interview has garnered more than 275 million views to date.
Earlier this month, the Republican nominee told Reuters that he would consider the billionaire and tech entrepreneur for a role in his administration, when asked whether he would take Musk for an advisory or cabinet job. “If he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,” he said. Trump later told Reuters that he would consider Musk for a role in his administration. “If he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,” he said.
Musk, replying later on X, wrote that he is “willing to serve.”Musk, replying later on X, wrote that he is “willing to serve.”
Last week Elon Musk interviewed former US President Donald Trump on Spaces. They engaged in what Musk said was an “unscripted” dialogue with “no limits”; the interview has garnered more than 275 million views to date. During the interview Trump called Harris “third rate,” “incompetent” and a “left lunatic.” The Harris campaign issued a fiery response, denouncing Trump’s “extremism and dangerous agenda,” and decrying “self-obsessed rich guys who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024.” According to Musk, the stream was subjected to a large-scale DDoS (dedicated denial of service) attack, leading to technical problems.
Trump called Harris “third rate,” “incompetent” and a “left lunatic” during the talk. The Harris campaign issued a fiery response to Trump’s two-hour Musk interview denouncing the Republican candidate’s “extremism and dangerous agenda.” She also slammed “self-obsessed rich guys who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024” as the talk was marred by technical issues. According to Musk, the stream was attacked by a large-scale DDoS (dedicated denial of service) attack, leading to technical problems. According to polling averages posted by The New York Times, as of Wednesday, Harris leads Trump by two percent in two swing states: Wisconsin and Michigan. Meanwhile, Trump leads by four percent in Georgia. Both candidates are about even in Arizona and Pennsylvania, according to the newspaper’s poll collation data.
According to set of polling averages posted by The New York Times, as of Wednesday, Harris leads Trump by two percent in two swing states: Wisconsin and Michigan. Meanwhile, Trump leads by four percent in Georgia, with both candidates are about even in Arizona and Pennsylvania, according to the newspaper’s poll collation data.