2d ago

55 percent say Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting US: Poll

thehill.com Many in new survey say Musk has 'too much power'

A majority of voters say they think tech billionaire Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions that affect the country, according to a survey released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted four weeks into President Trump’s second term, 55 percent of self-identified registered v...

Summary

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found that 55% of registered voters believe Elon Musk has too much power in decisions affecting the U.S., while 36% say his influence is appropriate, and 3% say he has too little.

Opinions are divided along party lines, with 96% of Democrats, 56% of independents, and 16% of Republicans saying he wields excessive power.

The poll also indicates growing disapproval of Musk’s role in Trump’s administration.

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He should have ZERO power. Saying he has “too much” indicates that it’s acceptable that he has any power at all.
- Agreed 100%. He is not an elected official. He is appointed to a made-up position with unwarranted authority.

JFC, why is this only 55%. This country has so many clueless people.

55%?
Why not 100%? Seriously, what's wrong with the other 45%?
- Brainwashing
  
  Simple minded
- Seriously, what's wrong with the other 45%?
  Remember the apathetic non-voters who don't pay attention to news, politics, current affairs or anything beyond their immediate surroundings....
- They voted for Trump.

16% of Republicans
These are the remnants of the party of law and order and small government.
- I'd meet one of those from time and time and hear them reel off the typical narrative about "law and order" and "small government" and just chuckle to myself at how deluded they were about their own party's makeup and ambitions even decades ago.
  Almost always "law and order" is a fig leaf for racism, xenophobia, etc. Not always, but usually. The people that honestly adhere to a Libertarian style thing in the Republican party are very few, but there are some that are probably actually under the impression, even still, that the goal of the Republican Party is about the core Libertarian type of thing.
  The party is really about the likes of fElon and Bronzo the Clown enriching themselves, while fooling a whole lot of racists and misogynists that they are going to do anything for those people besides just make their economic lives much harder. Oh, and also red meat is thrown to xtians that think everyone else needs to participate in their little book club, too.
  
  Apropos of nothing, but I LOVE the nicknames you've been using (created?) for the Orange Utan.
- Or just immigrant haters.

@MicroWave
...so 45% are totally chill with this. Great.
- I was about to say. Like "only" 55% ? GL America.
  
  Wow, we are so genuinely hosed. How did we end up with so many stupid citizens?
- 39%

45% would cut their own throats if they were told to.
- As a filthy leftist, it would certainly pwn me if they did. I would be very pwned.
  Like I would cry so many tears, which are incidentally fucking delicious, if anyone were so inclined to want to drink them.
  
  Omg yes I'd drink SO much soy milk. Like, my already puny muscles would shrivel in the wake of such based alpha wolf assertion of dominance.

Doge = a shadow government who has the power to delegate & remove authority of the Gov offices and elected officials and decide how tax money is spent without the consent of the people.
- Isn't this why the second amendment is a thing?
  
  That's just so the death squads can be pre-armed.
  
  Turns out that too was a bunch of bullshit.
- A dodgy spot in the swamp.
  
  The swamp is flooding and soon all of us will be standing in a puddle of shit. God, I can’t believe we’re still in the first 100 days of this administration

President Musk shouldn't have any power whatsoever on decisions affecting US

Even if he weren't the admin's Chief Divorced Officer, he would have too much influence in the government on the account that he's a billionaire

yay more polls

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