Trump’s Victory Is a Major Win for Elon Musk and Big-Money Politics NYT | Top Stories By: Theodore Schleifer and Susanne Craig 7 November 2024 at 03:39 The candidate largely let the billionaire run his $175 million ground game — a gamble that future candidates could look to emulate. © Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesElon Musk’s super PAC led voter turnout efforts in battleground states.