Open To Voting Democrat Again, Says Elon Musk Hours After Backing Republicans

Elon Musk said that he is open to the idea of voting for Democrats again in the future, a few hours after announcing his support for the Republican Congress ahead of the US mid-term elections

File Photo of Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

Source : PTI

After a few hours of announcing his support for the Republican Congress ahead of the US mid-term elections, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he is open to the idea of voting Democrat again in the future.

"To be clear, my historical party affiliation has been Independent, with an actual voting history of entirely Democrat until this year," he tweeted. He further tweeted saying that he is open to the idea of voting Democrat again in the future. "And I'm open to the idea of voting Democrat again in the future," he tweeted further.

To be clear, my historical party affiliation has been Independent, with an actual voting history of entirely Democrat until this year

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022

Earlier, Musk recommended that people vote for a Republican Congress, stating that the presidency is democratic. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Musk made the declaration and said that it is best for there to be two political parties in power, pointing out Joe Biden who holds the position in the White House for the Democrats. “To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk said in a tweet.

"Hardcore Democrats or Republicans never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who's in charge!" he further added. Notably, Musk vowed to vote Republican in May earlier this year. Elon Musk's endorsement for Republicans comes a week after he took over Twitter and began making massive changes to the micro-blogging platform.

Meanwhile, the US is gearing up for the mid-term elections which are slated to take place in less than a week. Republicans are expected to take the House of Representatives on Tuesday, though control over the Senate is a toss-up, Fox News reported citing the polls. US Midterm elections are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office. Federal offices that are up for election during the midterms include all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the US Senate.