{"id":14981,"date":"2024-11-18T14:36:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=14981"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:36:36","slug":"john-fetterman-says-elon-musk-moved-the-needle-for-trump-in-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=14981","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman Says Elon Musk Moved The Needle For Trump In PA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pointed to Elon Musk\u2019s actions in Pennsylvania as transferring the needle for Trump within the state.<\/p>\n<p>Transcript by way of CNN:<\/p>\n<p><em>TAPPER: Simply earlier than the election, you predicted on this present that the outcomes could be shut, however that <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/category\/democratic-party\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1093\">Kamala Harris<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to another page on this site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#212065; stroke:#212065; display:inline-block;\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-new-tab-1-icon-path\">&#13;\n                            <g fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" transform=\"matrix(0.27272726,0,0,0.27272726,-1.6363636,-1.6363636)\">&#13;\n                                <g>&#13;\n                                <path d=\"m 45.5,14 h 33 7.5 v 7.5 33 7.5 h -8 v 8 h 8 c 4.418278,0 8,-3.590712 8,-8 V 54.5 21.5 14 C 94,9.581722 90.409288,6 86,6 H 78.5 45.5 38 c -4.418278,0 -8,3.5907123 -8,8 v 8 h 8 V 14 Z M 6,38.008515 C 6,33.585535 9.578055,30 14.008515,30 h 47.98297 C 66.414466,30 70,33.578055 70,38.008515 v 47.98297 C 70,90.414466 66.421945,94 61.991485,94 H 14.008515 C 9.5855345,94 6,90.421945 6,85.991485 Z M 42,46 H 34 V 58 H 22 v 8 h 12 v 12 h 8 V 66 H 54 V 58 H 42 Z\"\/>&#13;\n                                <\/g>&#13;\n                            <\/g>&#13;\n                        <\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a> and the Democrats would finally carry Pennsylvania. They \u2014 that clearly didn&#8217;t occur.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You received in Pennsylvania by interesting to not solely individuals within the city facilities like Philly or Pittsburgh, however interesting to blue-collar employees in pink counties who voted for <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1094\">Trump<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to another page on this site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#212065; stroke:#212065; display:inline-block;\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-new-tab-1-icon-path\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> this time round. Is the Democratic Social gathering nonetheless the get together of the working class?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>FETTERMAN: Nicely, in fact.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However I described the scenario, and now I&#8217;ve already claimed that it\u2019s going to be extremely shut. And I&#8217;ve additionally claimed that Trump is the strongest that he\u2019s been within the three cycles there. And now issues that had been actually distinctive that occurred, the assassination try, that was in Butler. That\u2019s 45 minutes from the place we\u2019re sitting proper now, after which Musk. Musk is not only a typical sort of a surrogate. We\u2019re all in that scenario. We\u2019re all in that enterprise. Now we have surrogates. Now we have endorsements. And plenty of of them typically don\u2019t actually matter a lot, however now Musk made himself actually lively, and he was described as transferring to Pennsylvania.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I do imagine that helped transfer the needle in that too. So Trump got here in, within the strongest place, and he carried Pennsylvania and carried all the swing states. In order that\u2019s what \u2014 that\u2019s what\u2019s mirrored, that he got here in a powerful place, that \u2014 there\u2019s going to be a number of sizzling takes. There have been a number of sizzling takes earlier than this election.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s unlawful lottery and misinformation adverts within the state of Pennsylvania undoubtedly had some sort of affect. It&#8217;s uncertain that they received Trump\u2019s voters to the polls, however they undoubtedly might have depressed Democratic turnout in key components of the state. Elon Musk wasn\u2019t the explanation that Trump received Pennsylvania. The dearth of Democratic turnout was why Trump received Pennsylvania, however in response to Sen. 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