Elon Musk’s true political leanings: “Executive competence is underestimated in politics”

It wasn’t long after hinting that he did it Shift allegiance to the Republican Party, Tesla, inc. TSLA chief executive officer Elon Musk He made clear his political affiliations via a tweet on Friday.

Political Affiliation Vs. Executive jurisdiction: Musk has said that his political leanings are moderate, which means that he is neither a fully Republican nor a Democrat. He also said he believes that is the case for most Americans.

This statement came as a follow-up to a tweet showing his support for the LA mayor candidate Rick Caruso. Caruso is a billionaire businessman who founded a real estate company in his name. He was a former member of the Republican Party, but has since changed his affiliation with the Democratic Party.

Musk argued that executive competence is more important than political affiliations. “Executive efficiency is greatly underestimated in politics – we should care about that much more,” he said.

It is rare for me to endorse political candidates.

My political leanings are moderate, so neither fully Republican nor Democrat, and I am sure that is the case for most Americans.

Executive efficiency is greatly underestimated in politics – we should care about that more!

– Elon Musk June 3, 2022

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Multi-party any good? Musk also said that open primaries are a good way to motivate candidates to become more centrist. Open primaries are primary elections that do not limit voting to those affiliated with a particular party.

Musk’s response came in response to a query from a software engineer based in India Pranai Patulwhich examined whether a multiparty system would help improve democracy, provide people with more choices, and end old age rule.

On the issue of old-age rule — a system in which judgment is in the hands of the elderly — Musk said term limits would help solve this problem. He also reiterated his opinion that a The maximum age, eg 70, must be set to run, Just like there are age limits for the US House of Representatives, the US Senate and the President.

To prove his point, he noted that the government grants maximum Social Security benefits at age 70. He added that this is the age at which the government decides you can’t take a job.

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