According to sources cited by the media on Monday, the world's richest person and Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to conduct more campaign activities for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the swing state of Pennsylvania, which is considered to be the most crucial battleground state for Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the race for the presidency, potentially determining the winner of the election.
Finance Community News on October 8th (Editor: Bian Chun) According to sources cited by the media on Monday, the world's richest person and Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to conduct more campaign activities for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the most important swing state in the United States. Musk has previously appeared together with Trump in a high-profile manner in the state.
Sources stated that Musk's appearance is related to the "America PAC" he created earlier this year in support of Trump, which has already spent over $77.6 million to support Trump's participation in the November election. Specific details of the plan have not been finalized.
Last Saturday, at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania (where Trump survived an assassination attempt in July this year), Musk appeared wearing a black 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) baseball cap and took to the stage amid cheers from the audience. He shook hands and embraced Trump, danced at the rally, and urged people to vote for Trump.
This is the first time Musk has appeared in Trump's campaign activities since announcing his support for Trump in July this year.
The 53-year-old Musk oversees a vast business empire, including Tesla, SpaceX, and the social media platform X acquired by him for $44 billion. Musk attended the University of Pennsylvania in the 1990s.
Pennsylvania, with 19 electoral votes, is considered the most critical battleground state for Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the race for the presidency, and could potentially determine the election winner. With about four weeks left until the November 5th election, Trump is trying to garner support from American voters by increasing his campaign efforts in the state.
Trump will appear at campaign rallies in Scranton and Reading, Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
According to the comprehensive mainstream polling data from the RealClearPolitics website in Pennsylvania, the support rates for both Trump and the Democratic presidential candidate Harris are evenly matched.
In addition, the 'American Political Action Committee' created by Musk is calling on the public to sign a petition for the 'First and Second Amendments to the Constitution,' and rewarding those who successfully recommend swing state voters to sign this petition with $47. The petition will collect personal information of voters who support free speech and gun rights.
Analysis believes that Musk's move aims to target potential supporters of Trump in swing states, those who proactively sign the petition to show their conservative stance will be future special targets of Musk and will be mobilized to support Trump.