{"id":54254,"date":"2022-11-08T07:55:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54254"},"modified":"2022-11-08T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:55:50","slug":"musk-tells-independents-to-vote-for-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54254","title":{"rendered":"Musk tells independents to vote for GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk\u00a0on Monday encouraged \u201cindependent-minded voters\u201d to\u00a0<a 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Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,\u201d Musk wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHardcore Democrats or Republicans never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who\u2019s in charge!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk closed his deal to buy Twitter late last month and has signaled he will relax content moderation on the site after a \u201ccouncil\u201d reviews the platform\u2019s current policies,\u00a0<a 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