How Elon Musk triggered a conservative wipeout | If You’re Listening

Just a few months ago Elon Musk was heralded as a political kingmaker when he had a hand in helping Donald Trump win the US election.
Musk has since meddled in the politics of the UK, Germany, Spain and elsewhere but has struggled to convert his political prowess into victories for his chosen conservative parties.
In fact, being in any way similar to Trump or Musk has been a dead weight around the ankle of political campaigns over the last few months.
It was clear the DOGE dynamism had officially worn off when federal elections in Canada and Australia saw both conservative parties lose by a landslide.
Given that Musk and the other tech bro billionaires have so much influence over how we communicate, why are they seemingly struggling to actually influence our politics?

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