On October 18, 2024, the billionaire, tech giant, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, began campaigning for Donald Trump in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. Musk emphasized that this election will have a significant impact on the future of the United States, stating that it will not only determine the fate of America but also the destiny of Western civilization.
Starting his campaign tour in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Musk plans to hold six rallies in the state in the final weeks leading up to the election to boost support for Trump.
Addressing the crowd at a town hall event in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Musk stated, “I cannot overemphasize it; Pennsylvania is the key in this election. I believe this election will decide the fate of America, intertwined with the destiny of Western civilization.”
“I wasn’t politically active before, but now I am because I see the future of America, the future of civilization, is at stake,” he said.
Musk emphasized the crucial nature of the next three days for the election, highlighting that Pennsylvania could be the deciding factor with potentially a very close margin between the candidates, perhaps differing by just a few thousand votes or even only ten votes. He stressed that each additional voter could have a significant impact.
As the voter registration deadline in Pennsylvania approaches on Monday, October 21, Musk urged the audience to register quickly and encouraged them to assist their family and friends in the voter registration process.
According to information released on the website of America PAC, a political action committee founded by Musk, he plans to hold multiple rallies in Pennsylvania, including in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia, while also contributing $75 million to the super PAC aimed at aiding Trump’s return to the White House.
In recent weeks, the American political action committee has garnered attention for launching a signature campaign with incentives.
The committee incentivizes supporters to gather signatures in swing states to support the First Amendment (freedom of speech) and Second Amendment (right to bear arms) of the U.S. Constitution, offering $47 per person for every registered voter in swing states who signs the petition.
According to an average poll tracking by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, nationally, Harris leads Trump by only 2.7 percentage points, while in Pennsylvania, her lead is less than 1 percentage point.
In a poll released on Thursday by the University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion and YouGov, Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania by just 1 percentage point.
Trump’s opponent, Harris, has also secured the support of billionaire and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban.
Cuban appeared alongside Harris in Wisconsin on Thursday and is set to hold a town hall event for her in Phoenix on Saturday before heading to Michigan.
During Thursday’s event, Cuban criticized Trump, also a billionaire, for misunderstanding key economic issues. He cited Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on 60% of Chinese goods as a “crazy idea,” noting that ultimately these costs would be borne by American consumers.