Monday, October 21, 2024

Musk gives $1,000,000 away a day to swing state voters

Elon Musk said Saturday that he would randomly award $1 million a day to registered voters who sign a petition for his pro-Trump political action committee. The petition, posted on the America PAC website, said that to be eligible for payments, signees "must be registered voters of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin." Musk called up John Dreher saying he was one of the petition signers and handed him a giant check for $1,000,000.

Posted by YAV at 10:01 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

Comments

How can this be legal?
This is one crazy election.

#1 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-21 11:35 AM

Can you imagine the howling from Faux Nooze if Soros did this?

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-21 11:35 AM

How can this be legal?

Paying someone to vote is illegal.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-21 11:36 AM

#3 - That is definitely illegal.

'Musk's initiative appears to be a violation of federal election laws, specifically one that says a person who "pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."'

But is it illegal to enter someone into a "raffle" for signing a petition for a Super PAC? For paying someone $47 ($100 for PA) for referring a registered voter to sign the petition?

I'm tempted to sign the petition but my state is no longer a swing state (sad face).

This is crazy shht.

#4 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-21 11:46 AM

Can you imagine the howling from Faux Nooze if Soros did this?

It'd be insane. They'd be going NUTS.

#5 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-21 12:04 PM

Someone needs to win this and donate it to the Harris campaign.

#6 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-21 02:29 PM

" How can this be legal?

#1 | POSTED BY YAV AT 2024-10-21 11:35 AM | REPLY | FLAG:"

It's the first thought that came to my mind.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-10-22 11:03 AM

#7 | Posted by JeffJ at 2024-10-20 07:36 PM | Reply | Flag: Please give us a reason why anyone should read - (much less respect) - whatever you say when you're unwilling to respond to this?

#8 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-22 11:08 AM

How is it legal for Musk to coordinate with the ------- campaign?

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-10-22 11:09 AM

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