r/mealtimevideos • u/BuddhistSagan • 5d ago

7-10 Minutes BREAKING: Elon Musk's Candidate Loses in LANDSLIDE Despite Spending MILLIONS on Election [9:25]

https://youtu.be/KWCQc3iyc2A?si=I-1vSRJsTzPluajp
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u/cparksrun 5d ago

I don't think he cares. I hate the man and wish nothing but the worst for him, but millions to him is like me giving $20 bucks to some guy, hoping he'll do me a favor.

If it doesn't work out, worst case scenario, I'm out $20.

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u/never_comment 5d ago

There is a much bigger impact. Elon has been threatening all house Republicans to stay in line with Trump or he will fund their opponents. Now his endorsement looks more like a poison pill. Not saying the spell is broken, but it helps.

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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 4d ago

I think what it shows is that Elon's money won't necessarily swing things his way during an election, what remains to be seen is whether or not it'll swing things in a primary soon followed up by whether or not a handpicked candidate can make it through a general election.

Regardless, Elon pissing away gobs of money (even though $20 mil is basically nothing to him) while the value of his own companies continues to plummet is pure schadenfreude.

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u/BuddhistSagan 4d ago

That's fine Elon can make Republicans even more extreme and they will end up losing in most cases.

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u/Winter-Butterfly-830 1d ago

How do you know this?

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u/ActionCalhoun 4d ago

I did the math for funsies and Musk giving 20M is like a family with the median income ($75k-ish) giving around $3.50

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u/cparksrun 4d ago

... Jesus Christ. I hate everything.

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u/SlowRollingBoil 4d ago

Nah, you just hate capitalism. So many issues could be solved by us implementing elements of Democratic Socialism to reign in the unfettered greed that capitalism allows to flourish until it eats societies whole.

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u/mifan 4d ago

No… you love gaming. You love No Mans Sky (who wants expeditions anyway)… and Monster Hunter… and yes, if you haven’t already, go buy Grim Dawn!

Sorry for lurking, I had to find things you like, to make a point. Forget about Elon, go fly away, kill pirates or monsters. Do what you love, forget about what you don’t.

Also… you have great taste in games.

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u/cparksrun 4d ago

Thank you! Great reminder.

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u/biohazardvictim 4d ago

goddamn Loch Ness monster!

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u/gimpsarepeopletoo 4d ago

Very very good.

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u/Chinglaner 4d ago

It’s actually closer to $11.50, assuming median family net worth (not annual income) and Musk‘s current net worth of $340bn (down from $400bn+).

Not that it makes much of a difference haha. Or maybe I’m missing a three fiddy joke here.

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u/The_Zeroman 4d ago

No, he definitely cares. It’s not about the money, it’s about control, power and him feeling like he’s important. Look how upset he gets when he’s made to look foolish, look how erratic he behaves when someone makes fun of him online, he’s a dork that desperately wants to be cool and the fact that his money won’t buy him popularity or actual control kills him.

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u/BuddhistSagan 5d ago edited 5d ago

He most likely won't care considering the drugs he's on. That's fine. Plenty of other people can clearly see that him and his money can be defeated.

And Trump absolutely hates losers. And Elon has been losing a lot in the past 3 months.

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u/nerdic-coder 4d ago

He doesn’t care about the money but he cares that he looks like a huge loser in this story.

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u/ICPosse8 4d ago

He doesn’t give a shit about the money, it’s the loss of control he was hoping to gain with the guy he was bankrolling on.

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u/worm413 3d ago

Not to mention Democrats spent twice as much.

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u/BannedForSayingLuigi 3d ago

I don't think he cares

Really can't be the case when he spent that money and wore the cheese hat

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u/tacodepollo 4d ago

Get a load of moneybags over here!

In all seriousness, someone did the math below and it comes out to like 56 cents, so saying it's like 20 bucks would put you many dozen times wealthier as the average household in USA. Not saying you're not or judging if you are, just saying it's even crazier than just 20 bucks.

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u/skisandpoles 4d ago

I think he does care, because he has posted on X that the most important issue under discussion was establishing voter identification in the state constitution. Very different from his message saying that the future of America was pending on electing the guy he was supporting.

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u/Unlucky_Strength5533 4d ago

Missing the point. It's not about making Elon broke.

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u/livejamie 4d ago

As of April 2025, Elon Musk's net worth is approximately $342 billion, while the median net worth of U.S. households is around $192,700.

When Elon Musk donates $1 million, it represents about 0.00029% of his net worth. If we apply this same percentage to the median U.S. household net worth of $192,700, the equivalent donation would amount to $0.56.

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u/FGN_SUHO 4d ago

"He doesn't just have it liquid in his bank account" mfs are awfully quiet whenever a billionaire spends a ton of money on an illegal pet project.

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u/Nuud 4d ago

Who wants to watch a video with a thumbnail like this when trying to enjoy a good meal

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u/1egg_4u 4d ago

Can we not with the youtube slop headlines?

Like... please by all means post but can we just... not? With the bait headlines?

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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn 4d ago

Fucking imbecile - richest man ON EARTH and he can't even buy conservative judges in the Midwest!

Having about the same success as his DOGE endeavor, and how bout that Tesla stock, hrm?

My granny said, "the sun don't shine on the same dog's ass forever!"

"Move on, Elon"

Granny was smart AF!

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u/worm413 3d ago

🤣🤣 you're a moron. Wisconsin's Supreme Court leans liberal. This was a Democrat judge replacing another Democrat judge. Btw Democrats outspent Republicans by 2x.

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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn 3d ago

It appears you can't math. You probably saw the $22M vs $11M that the campaigns spent, didn't do the math to see that 22+11 doesn't equal 90, but you were happy with the inaccurate biased soundbite so you stopped there. Sound about right?

THE TRUTH: "That $90 million includes more than $40 million total spent by the liberal candidate, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, and groups supporting her -- and almost $50 million total spent by the conservative candidate Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and groups supporting him."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-passes-90-million-spending/story?id=120343103

Dumbass!

*mic drop*

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u/FitCut3961 4d ago

That must have hit his ego hard.

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u/Cabbages24ADollar 4d ago

Celebrate, America! Democracy lives another day. Only 45 months to go. Hold the line!

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u/Academic-Contest3309 4d ago

Can we call.losing badly at something "pulling a musk."

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u/Otterslayer22 5d ago

Those are heavy tears . Almost looked like he got his with a couple ropes.

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u/pomod 4d ago

Weird how firing thousands of workers and while your boss simultaneously craters the economy by slapping a tax (tariffs) on essentials as part of his concocted trade war policy; while you with your obscene wealth scoop up government subsidies and your throw cash at fascist leaning candidates running in elections in democracies around the world, all the while paying next to nothing in income tax - should somehow taint your reputation with voters. The world is CrAzY!

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u/ProbablySlacking 4d ago

I know it was an important election, and it sucks that he tried to put his finger on the scale…

But this is such great news: our elections must not be compromised yet.

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u/worm413 3d ago

🤣🤣 Soros and the Democrats spent more. Were they "putting their finger on the scale"? Was the election "compromised"?

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u/douggold11 3d ago

Do you think he’ll stop payment on those $1 mil checks?

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u/BannedForSayingLuigi 3d ago

BUT I SPENT THE MONEY AND WORE THE CHEESE HAT!!

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u/PhilipLePierre 3d ago

Man, those cheques he wrote will bounce faster than a toddler on a trampoline after a double espresso.

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u/Bucksin06 4d ago

I think his participation actually hurt his candidate.  Good riddance 

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u/Hobo_Hungover 4d ago

Schimmel is rot, fungus, stale in German.

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u/NeuroAI_sometime 4d ago

If you knew then why did you give 20+ million dollars to try to buy the election result?????? I thought you were a genius???

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u/Expensive_Corner_118 4d ago

LETS CHECK FOR CHEATING!!!!!! after he tries to cheat by buying votes. what a loser

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u/zen-things 4d ago

What the heck is mealtimevideos??

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u/chiraltoad 4d ago

It's videos you eat at meal time

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u/haboku 4d ago

He is not losing , he's buying favors and investments. Soon NASA will be anecdotal and there will be SpaceX only.

Time will tell.